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

SPONSOR Carraro

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

3/1/2007

HB

SHORT TITLE

Wrong-Way Highway Driver Study

SB SJM 68

ANALYST Moser

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

NM Department of Transportation (NMDOT)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Joint Memorial

Senate Joint Memorial 68 requests the NMDOT to conduct a research project that will address

the problem of wrong-way drivers on New Mexico’s interstate and limited access highways and

lead to the development of effective countermeasures.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

NM DOT indicates that the fiscal implications would be initially limited to the personnel

required to conduct the research and compile the report.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The NMDOT has been conducting internal research for some time into more effective measures

to deter wrong-way entry onto limited access facilities. This memorial requests a more

formalized study and report on effective countermeasures that the NMDOT can implement to

deter these types of wrong-way entry. NMDOT indicates that while this type of extensive

research and report will require additional effort, it is in line with what the NMDOT is currently

working to accomplish.

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