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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Rawson

DATE TYPED 2/23/2005 HB

SHORT TITLE

Highway 51 Rio Grande Bridge Load Capacity

SJM 79

ANALYST Moser

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

NFI

NFI

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Transportation (DOT)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Joint Memorial 79 requests that the NMDOT expedite repairs to the Rio Grande bridge

on Highway 51 and to evaluate the bridge for long-term reconstruction.

Significant Issues

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

NMDOT indicates that in February 2005 the District 1 Engineer completed a STIP change in the

amount of $3.2 million to add this bridge and another on NM 51 to the design and construction

schedule. The District hopes for a fall of 2007 construction bid but that may be too optimistic.

The Transportation Commission approved this STIP change 2/17/05.

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