New Mexico

Highway Safety Improvement Program

2015 Annual Report

Prepared by: NM
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Disclaimer

Protection of Data from Discovery & Admission into Evidence

23 U.S.C. 148(h)(4) states “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, reports, surveys, schedules, 

lists, or data compiled or collected for any purpose relating to this section [HSIP], shall not be 

subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding or considered 

for other purposes in any action for damages arising from any occurrence at a location identified or 

addressed in the reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or other data.” 

23 U.S.C. 409 states “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, reports, surveys, schedules, lists, 

or data compiled or collected for the purpose of identifying, evaluating, or planning the safety 

enhancement of potential accident sites, hazardous roadway conditions, or railway-highway 

crossings, pursuant to sections 130, 144, and 148 of this title or for the purpose of developing any 

highway safety construction improvement project which may be implemented utilizing Federal-aid 

highway funds shall not be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State 

court proceeding or considered for other purposes in any action for damages arising from any 

occurrence at a location mentioned or addressed in such reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or data.”
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Table of Contents

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Executive Summary....................................................................................................................................... 1

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 2

Program Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 2

Program Administration ........................................................................................................................... 2

Program Methodology.............................................................................................................................. 6

Progress in Implementing Projects............................................................................................................. 14

Funds Programmed............................................................................................................................. 14

General Listing of Projects.................................................................................................................. 18

Progress in Achieving Safety Performance Targets .................................................................................... 35

Overview of General Safety Trends........................................................................................................ 35

Application of Special Rules.................................................................................................................... 53

Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Improvements (Program Evaluation) ..........................................56

SHSP Emphasis Areas.............................................................................................................................. 58

Groups of similar project types............................................................................................................... 63

Systemic Treatments............................................................................................................................... 68

Project Evaluation................................................................................................................................... 74

Glossary....................................................................................................................................................... 76
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Executive Summary

The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) report is an annual update prepared 

by the Government to Government (GTG) Unit of the Statewide Planning Bureau (SPB), 

housed under the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) Asset 

Management and Planning Division (AMPD). The report is based on the best available 

data and information collected. To facilitate a transparent stakeholder process, the 

NMDOT SPB is coordinating with its internal and external safety partners through a 

comprehensive communication process. The preparation of the Highway Safety 

Improvement Program (HSIP), Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), Highway Safety 

Plan (HSP), and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Plan (CVSP), are also being 

coordinated to provide consistency of data, integrated safety initiatives, and consistent 

identification of performance trends and safety performance assessment. This 

coordinated safety planning effort is allowing NMDOT to direct limited safety dollars to 

areas with the greatest safety needs and to develop effective goals, safety strategies, 

and performance targets. 

Overall, in New Mexico, from 2009 to 2013 there has been a 14 percent decline in 

fatalities from 361 to 310. Serious incapacitating injuries (A) have also declined by 30 

percent from 1,899 to 1,331 during the same reporting period. 

In 2015, NMDOT made significant progress on programming and obligation of HSIP 

funds, as well as implementing a systematic process for funding and completion of a 

backlog of projects. This includes the development of a structured list of Road Safety 

Audits (assessments) (RSAs) planned and performed, and a more comprehensive and 

organized process of communication with internal and external project stakeholders.

Other accomplishments include improvements in crash data reporting and analysis as 

evidenced in the level of detail in this year’s report. Over the past several years, there 

has been progress in the location of crashes, an improved ability to identify crash 

occurrence by functional class, and the ability to calculate associated crash rates to 

assess trends. Local safety road projects are a key component in the HSIP with $4.2 

million obligated for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) reporting periods of 2014 and 2015. 

NMDOT will implement an updated SHSP in the next year that will provide a more 

detailed and extensive analysis of safety performance, additional Emphasis Areas, and 

guidance on strategies to reduce severe crashes on all roads in New Mexico. 
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Introduction

The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a core Federal-aid program 

with the purpose of achieving a significant reduction in fatalities and serious 

injuries on all public roads. As per 23 U.S.C. 148(h) and 23 CFR 924.15, States are 

required to report annually on the progress being made to advance HSIP 

implementation and evaluation efforts. The format of this report is consistent 

with the HSIP MAP-21 Reporting Guidance dated February 13, 2013 and consists 

of four sections: program structure, progress in implementing HSIP projects, 

progress in achieving safety performance targets, and assessment of the 

effectiveness of the improvements. 

Program Structure

Program Administration

How are Highway Safety Improvement Program funds allocated in a State? 

Central

District

Other

In January of 2015, NMDOT management moved administration of the NMDOT HSIP 

from the Traffic Technical Support Bureau to the Statewide Planning Bureau (SPB). The 

SPB includes the Government to Government (GTG) Unit, consisting of the Planners 

who serve as Liaisons to the five (5) New Mexico Metropolitan Planning Organizations 

(MPOs) and seven (7) New Mexico Regional Transportation Planning Organizations 

(RTPOs). The MPO and RTPO planners work directly with tribal and local public 

agencies (TLPAs) on projects, such as HSIP projects, providing more direct 

coordination and oversight of all TLPA projects. The SPB also includes the Coordinators 

for the Transportation Alternatives Program, Scenic Byways Program and the 
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Recreational Trails Program. All of these programs utilize an application process that 

requires coordination with the NMDOT Districts and the applicable MPO or RTPO, as 

well as evaluation criteria based on MAP-21 performance measures. In addition, the 

program coordinators work closely with all parties, both internal and external to 

NMDOT, to program projects and then track those projects from “conception to 

completion.” 

Moving the HSIP to SPB for administration and management facilitates better 

coordination between the TLPAs, MPOs, RTPOs and NMDOT Districts, as well as other 

areas of the DOT, on HSIP projects. In addition, SPB staff have extensive experience 

managing Federal-Aid programs and have established procedures in place for program 

administration.

The Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2015 program

Since January 2015, the Acting HSIP Coordinator (currently the GTG Unit Supervisor) 

has focused on restructuring the NMDOT HSIP program based on the NMDOT HSIP 

Plan, developed in coordination with FHWA-NM and approved by that office in January 

2015, with further revisions made in March 2015. The goal of the NMDOT HSIP Plan is 

to establish a program structure that:

• Meets the federal program requirements to increase safety statewide;

• Is consistent with the Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), as updated, and 

addresses the NMDOT’s officially adopted performance criteria, as updated, 

through revisions to the Stewardship and Oversight Agreement (SOA) and the 

New Mexico Transportation Plan (NMTP). 

• Uses all of the annual spending authority associated with HSIP, and; 

• Results in the obligation of the projects programmed for the applicable federal 

fiscal year (FFY), reducing the number of projects moved to out years.

The objectives for meeting this goal are included in the supplemental attachment to this 

question:

Describe how local roads are addressed as part of Highway Safety Improvement Program.

Under the NM HSIP program all public roadways are eligible for participation. For the 

current program (FFY2014-2015), 12% of NM HSIP funds are obligated for local road 

projects, and 88% are obligated for Statewide DOT projects. With the exception of the 

District let projects, all HSIP projects programmed in the FFY2014-2015 STIP were 
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approved by the HSIP Committee using the previous application process where 

applications where submitted on a quarterly basis through the MPOs and RTPOs and 

then reviewed and prioritized by the NMDOT HSIP Committee, regardless of the project 

location. In other words, proposed HSIP projects on local roads were handled in the 

same manner as proposed projects on DOT roads.

Identify which internal partners are involved with Highway Safety Improvement Program planning. 

Design

Planning

Maintenance

Operations

Governors Highway Safety Office

Other: Other-NMDOT Districts

Briefly describe coordination with internal partners. 

The internal NMDOT HSIP Committee meets on a monthly basis to review the HSIP 

and ensure the program is meeting the goals and objectives of the NMDOT HSIP Plan. 

The HSIP Committee is composed of the following:

• Acting HSIP Coordinator

• State Traffic Engineer

• STIP Coordinator

• Chief Engineer

• Field Operations Division Director

• Program Management Division Director

• Asset Management and Planning Division Director

• Rail Bureau Chief

• Data Management Bureau Chief

• Representatives from other NMDOT Departments, including Project Oversight 

Division, Traffic Safety Division and others.
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The Acting HSIP Coordinator also coordinates closely with the three regional Design 

Centers on project tracking and oversight. In addition, the Acting HSIP Coordinator, in 

overseeing the SHSP, coordinates closely with NMDOT Traffic Safety Division which is 

responsible for the Highway Safety Plan. The NMDOT representative to the Governors 

Highway Safety Commission is the Director of the Highway Safety Office in the Traffic 

Safety Division.

Identify which external partners are involved with Highway Safety Improvement Program planning. 

Metropolitan Planning Organizations

Governors Highway Safety Office

Local Government Association

Other: Other-Regional Transportation Organizations (RTPO)

Identify any program administration practices used to implement the HSIP that have changed since 

the last reporting period.

Multi-disciplinary HSIP steering committee

Other: Other-"see optional description"

As mentioned in the section relating to the Administration of HSIP Funds above, the 

HSIP was moved to the Statewide Planning Bureau in January 2015 to facilitate internal 

and external coordination, program management, and project tracking. The past 

program administration practices entailed a quarterly call for applications submitted 

through the MPOs and RTPOs. This practice is temporarily suspended in an effort to: 

program all previously selected projects; ensure that all programmed projects in 

FFY2015 are obligated (or moved to outer years of the STIP, as appropriate); facilitate 
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follow up on completed RSA reports; and schedule needed RSAs and program “shelf 

projects” selected through the Section 130 program.

Describe any other aspects of Highway Safety Improvement Program Administration on which you 

would like to elaborate.

NMDOT made significant progress in 2015 to program and obligate HSIP funds and to 

provide a systematic process for funding a backlog of projects. This includes the 

development a structured list of RSAs planned and performed, and a more 

comprehensive and organized process of communication with internal and external 

stakeholders. 

Program Methodology

Select the programs that are administered under the HSIP. 

Median Barrier Intersection Safe Corridor

Horizontal Curve Bicycle Safety Rural State Highways

Skid Hazard Crash Data Red Light Running Prevention

Roadway Departure Low-Cost Spot Improvements Sign Replacement And 

Improvement

Local Safety Pedestrian Safety Right Angle Crash

Left Turn Crash Shoulder Improvement Segments

Other: 

Program: Median Barrier

Date of Program Methodology: 8/31/2012

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 
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Crashes Exposure Roadway

All crashes Traffic Median width

Fatal crashes only Volume Horizontal curvature

Fatal and serious injury 

crashes only

Population Functional classification

Other Lane miles Roadside features

Other Other 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Expected crash frequency with EB adjustment

Equivalent property damage only (EPDO Crash frequency)

EPDO crash frequency with EB adjustment

Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate

Level of service of safety (LOSS)

Excess expected crash frequency using SPFs

Excess expected crash frequency with the EB adjustment

Excess expected crash frequency using method of moments

Probability of specific crash types

Excess proportions of specific crash types

Other-Roadway Departure program is based on national research that median barriers can reduce 

cross median crashes which have a high severity by nearly 100%

Are local roads (non-state owned and operated) included or addressed in this program?
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Yes

No

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

selection committee

Other-NMDOT State Traffic Engineer reviews and approves all reasonable freeway narrow median 

barrier system proposed safety projects and forwards to FHWA NM Division for concurrence.

Select the processes used to prioritize projects for implementation. For the methods selected, indicate 

the relative importance of each process in project prioritization. Enter either the weights or numerical 

rankings. If weights are entered, the sum must equal 100. If ranks are entered, indicate ties by giving 

both processes the same rank and skip the next highest rank (as an example: 1, 2, 2, 4).

Relative Weight in Scoring

Rank of Priority Consideration

Ranking based on B/C

Available funding

Incremental B/C

Ranking based on net benefit

Other 

Available Funding

Program: Roadway Departure
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Date of Program Methodology: 8/31/2012

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway

All crashes Traffic Median width

Fatal crashes only Volume Horizontal curvature

Fatal and serious injury 

crashes only

Population Functional classification

Other Lane miles Roadside features

Other Other 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Expected crash frequency with EB adjustment

Equivalent property damage only (EPDO Crash frequency)

EPDO crash frequency with EB adjustment

Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate

Level of service of safety (LOSS)

Excess expected crash frequency using SPFs

Excess expected crash frequency with the EB adjustment

Excess expected crash frequency using method of moments

Probability of specific crash types

Excess proportions of specific crash types

Other-Roadway Departure program is based on national research that median barriers can reduce 
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cross median crashes by nearly 100%

Are local roads (non-state owned and operated) included or addressed in this program?

Yes

No

If yes, are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

No

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

selection committee

Other 

Other-NMDOT State Traffic Engineer reviews and approves all reasonable freeway narrow median 

barrier system proposed safety projects and forwards to FHWA NM Division for concurrence.

Select the processes used to prioritize projects for implementation. For the methods selected, indicate 

the relative importance of each process in project prioritization. Enter either the weights or numerical 

rankings. If weights are entered, the sum must equal 100. If ranks are entered, indicate ties by giving 

both processes the same rank and skip the next highest rank (as an example: 1, 2, 2, 4).

Relative Weight in Scoring

Rank of Priority Consideration

Ranking based on B/C

Available funding

Incremental B/C

Ranking based on net benefit
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Other 

Available Funding

What proportion of highway safety improvement program funds address systemic improvements? 

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Highway safety improvement program funds are used to address which of the following systemic 

improvements?

Cable Median Barriers Rumble Strips

Traffic Control Device Rehabilitation Pavement/Shoulder Widening

Install/Improve Signing Install/Improve Pavement Marking and/or 

Delineation

Upgrade Guard Rails Clear Zone Improvements

Safety Edge Install/Improve Lighting

Add/Upgrade/Modify/Remove Traffic Signal Other Other-Vehicle-Pedestrian Crashes

New Mexico is a Pedestrian Safety Focus State due to an increase in the trend of 

pedestrian fatalities and serious (A) injuries from vehicle-pedestrian crashes. Pedestrian 

safety is identified as an emphasis area in the current update effort for the NM SHSP.

The SHSP includes key objectives and strategies for the pedestrian crash emphasis 

area and vetted by a large group of stakeholders. The draft SHSP recommends a 
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comprehensive set of planning guidelines for pedestrian safety programs and strategies 

on a statewide basis for all roads. 

As a result of moving administration of the NMDOT HSIP to the Statewide Planning 

Bureau (SPB) there is improved coordination of pedestrian safety program efforts. The 

SPB is collaborating with Traffic Safety Bureau, which manages the NMDOT NHTSAfunded programs, on several initiatives. 

The Program Management Team (PMT), responsible for overseeing the SHSP initiated 

discussions for development of pedestrian systemic countermeasures to reduce 

pedestrian fatalities and incapacitating (A) injuries in the State. For example, both the 

GTG Unit Supervisor/Acting HSIP Coordinator and the Bicycle, Pedestrian, Equestrian 

(BPE) Coordinator are on the SHSP PMT and are actively engaged in ongoing 

collaborations and discussions to develop and implement systemic safety improvements 

for the Pedestrian Safety focus area (emphasis area).

What process is used to identify potential countermeasures? 

Engineering Study

Road Safety Assessment

Other: 

Initial Evaluation of alternatives (I-A) and Detailed Evaluation of alternatives (I-B) as 

outlined in the Location Study Procedures (LSP) process. The alignment and corridor 

study process includes a safety evaluation component when developing, screening, and 

determining the preferred alternatives in an alignment or corridor study.

Identify any program methodology practices used to implement the HSIP that have changed since the 

last reporting period.

Highway Safety Manual

Road Safety audits
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Systemic Approach

Other: 

Describe any other aspects of the Highway Safety Improvement Program methodology on which you 

would like to elaborate. 

NMDOT established a more formal process for managing the state Road Safety Audit 

(RSA program, as follows:

1. District offices submit the RSA Application to the HSIP Coordinator requesting an 

RSA. Crash data and other information is required. 

2. The NMDOT HSIP Committee and FHWA-NM review and prioritize the 

applications, taking into consideration crash data, as well as other information 

provided.

3. Selected applications are added to the RSA tracking spreadsheet and addressed 

through an on-call engineering services contract. 

4. RSAs are completed within 90 days and Districts have 30 days from completion 

of the final report to submit an application for projects identified in the RSA 

report. 

5. The RSA program includes monitoring and tracking systems to identify which 

RSAs result in HSIP projects.

The NMDOT conducted two training sessions in 2013 for staff in the use of the 

AASHTO Highway Safety Manual (HSM). These training sessions were provided for 

NMDOT staff in the background and use of the HSM with the intent for future adoption 

and use of the Highway Safety Manual by the NMDOT for Planning, Design and 

Operations. 
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Progress in Implementing Projects

Funds Programmed

Reporting period for Highway Safety Improvement Program funding.

Calendar Year

State Fiscal Year

Federal Fiscal Year

Enter the programmed and obligated funding for each applicable funding category.

Funding Category Programmed* Obligated

HSIP (Section 148) 41346320 80 % 35907909 85 %

HRRRP (SAFETEA-LU) 0 0 % 0 0 %

HRRR Special Rule 0 0 % 0 0 %

Penalty Transfer -

Section 154

9209502 18 % 6476637 15 %

Penalty Transfer –

Section 164

1174588 2 % 0 0 %

Incentive Grants - 

Section 163

0 0 % 0 0 %

Incentive Grants 

(Section 406)

0 0 % 0 0 %

Other Federal-aid 

Funds (i.e. STP, NHPP)

0 0 % 0 0 %

State and Local Funds 0 0 % 0 0 %
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Totals 51730410 100% 42384546 100%

Programming and Obligation of HSIP funds shown below are for Federal Fiscal Year 2014 and 2015 

(Through Monday 8/26/2015).

*Source for information below, Questions 17-19: FFY 2014 (complete year) and FFY 2015 (Through 

August 26, 2015) Surface Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Excel extract. 2015_0805 HSIP 

Program 2014-15 v2 08.26.15.xlsx

*The Acting HSIP Coordinator improved tracking of local and state funds (non-federal) used for highway 

safety improvements on a comprehensive basis. The intent is to implement a more comprehensive and 

focused approach towards leveraging local, state, and federal funds to better target high-risk emphasis 

areas and strategies identified in the NM Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). This will allow New 

Mexico to more effectively achieve performance goals and targets towards a reduction in fatalities, 

serious (A) injuries and associated fatality and serious (A) injury rates.

How much funding is programmed to local (non-state owned and maintained) safety projects? 

$4,735,208.00

How much funding is obligated to local safety projects?

$4,194,820.00

FFY 2014 and FFY 2015 through 8/26/2015

How much funding is programmed to non-infrastructure safety projects? 

$2,119,588.00

How much funding is obligated to non-infrastructure safety projects?
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$44,213.00

FFY 2014 and FFY 2015 through 08/26/2015

How much funding was transferred in to the HSIP from other core program areas during the reporting 

period?

$0.00

How much funding was transferred out of the HSIP to other core program areas during the reporting 

period? 

$11,391,076.00

Discuss impediments to obligating Highway Safety Improvement Program funds and plans to 

overcome this in the future.

In 2015, since assuming management of the HSIP, the SPB focused on expediting the 

planning, programming and obligation of projects for FFY 2014-2015 to eliminate the 

backlog of HSIP funds and projects. In addition, the Acting HSIP Coordinator and 

NMDOT State Traffic Engineer coordinated efforts to plan the execution of RSAs in a 

more expeditious manner to facilitate a more efficient project development process for 

future HSIP projects. Future program improvements include restructuring the HSIP by 

working closely with MPOs and RTPOs, as well as NMDOT Districts to develop a more 

data driven program. 

For current statewide programs, Road Departure and Median Barriers, a greater 

emphasis on a data driven approach can be initiated using techniques outlined in the 
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AASHTO Highway Safety Manual (HSM). For these programs it is possible to use HSM 

techniques to develop enhanced approaches to prioritize projects for implementation; 

assess the need for other programs based on fatalities and severe injury data; and use 

more robust project identification methodologies such as Equivalent Property Damage 

Only (EPDO Crash Frequency) and/or Relative Severity Index approaches. 

Describe any other aspects of the general Highway Safety Improvement Program implementation 

progress on which you would like to elaborate.

This year’s HSIP success is highlighted through the improvements made at programming and 

obligation of all NM HSIP funds on safety improvements, including proven safety 

countermeasures, such as cable barrier; safety improvements at nearly 20 rail crossings; more 

than 20 local lead projects; and several statewide programs including collection data, RSAs, 

and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) improvements.

The HSIP is also linked to and consistent with the update of the NM SHSP. Both the HSIP and 

draft SHSP have an increased emphasis on pedestrian safety. Consistent with the SHSP crash 

data findings which identified road departure crashes as the highest of any Emphasis Area 

related to infrastructure crashes, over 50 percent of the FFY 2014-2015 HSIP program is 

obligated to strategies that mitigate this crash type. Over 25 per cent of the 2014-2015 HSIP 

program is obligated to median barrier improvements. Both roadway departure and median 

barrier projects are core programs under the HSIP.
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General Listing of Projects

List each highway safety improvement project obligated during the reporting period. 

Project Improveme

nt Category 

Output HSIP 

Cost

Total 

Cost

Fundin

g 

Catego

ry

Functional 

Classificati

on

AAD

T

Spee

d

Roadwa

y 

Ownersh

ip

Relationship to SHSP

Emphasis 

Area

Strategy

4101050 Roadside 

Barrier -

cable

1 Miles 37056

0

40000

0

Penalty 

Transfe

r -

Section 

154

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to reduce 

likelihood and/or 

severity of head-on 

collisions

41010

60

Roadside 

Barrier -

cable

20 

Miles

19454

40

21000

00

Penalty 

Transfe

r -

Section 

154

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to reduce 

likelihood and/or 

severity of head-on 

collisions

41010

70

Roadside 

Barrier -

cable

5.6 

Miles

97272

0

10500

00

Penalty 

Transfe

r -

Section 

154

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to reduce 

likelihood and/or 

severity of head-on 

collisions

41010

80

Roadside 

Barrier -

cable

4 Miles 50952

0

55000

0

Penalty 

Transfe

r -

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to reduce 

likelihood and/or 
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Section 

154

Interstate severity of head-on 

collisions

41011

20

Roadside 

Barrier -

cable

9 Miles 11378

22

12282

19

Penalty 

Transfe

r -

Section 

154

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to reduce 

likelihood and/or 

severity of head-on 

collisions

41011

30

Roadside 

Barrier -

cable

6 Miles 82617

7

89181

5

Penalty 

Transfe

r -

Section 

154

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to reduce 

likelihood and/or 

severity of head-on 

collisions

LC0013

0

Access 

managemen

t Access 

managemen

t - other

2 Miles 4632 5000 HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Urban 

Minor 

Arterial

City of 

Municipa

l 

Highway 

Agency

Multiple 1. 

Roadway 

Departure 2. 

Pedestrians 

3.Intersectio

ns

1. Install or upgrade 

traffic/pedestrian 

signals, refuge islands, 

and raised medians 

based on identified 

need. 2. Proivde 

crosswalks at 

locations with 

identified needs 3. 

Implement geometric 

improvements related 

to vehicle operations, 

4. Improve roadway 

visibility with new 

pavement markings 
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and signs

41008

90

Roadway 

signs and 

delineation 

0 Miles 23160 25000 HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural Local 

Road or 

Street

County 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching on the 

roadside

21014

20

Roadway 

delineation 

Longitudinal 

pavement 

markings -

new

210 

Miles

84580

3

91300

0

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching on the 

roadside

21014

30

Intersection 

geometry 

Auxiliary 

lanes - add 

acceleration 

lane

1 Miles 29366

9

31700

0

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial 

and Rural 

Minor 

Collector

State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersections Implement geometric 

improvements related 

to vehicle operations

21014

40

Multiple 

(Lighting, 

signs, 

pavement 

markings, 

intersection 

geometry, 

add a/d 

0.6 

Miles

41688

0

45000

0

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersections 1. Employ signal 

timing modifications 

or roadway lighting to 

serve all modes/uses 

2. Implement 

geometric 

improvements related 

to vehicle operations
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lanes) 

61007

61

Intersection 

traffic 

control 

Modify 

control -

two-way 

stop to 

roundabout

0.5 

Miles

13015

67

14049

73

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Major 

Collector

State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersections Provide roundabouts 

at appropriate 

locations

61007

70

Lighting 

Intersection 

lighting

0.25 

Miles

96346 10400

0

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other

State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersections Improve visibility of 

intersections by 

providing roadway 

lighting

61008

30

Roadside 

Barriermetal

1 Miles 46320

0

50000

0

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Major 

Collector

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching on the 

roadside

99003

51

Shoulder 

treatments 

Widen 

shoulder -

paved or 

other

7.3 

Miles

23160

00

25000

00

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Statewide State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching on the 

roadside; Apply 

shoulder treatments 

through paving or 

widening the shoulder
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52

Roadside 

Barrier -

other

58363

20

63000

00

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Statewide State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching on the 

roadside using barrier 

installation

A3000

81

Railroad 

grade 

crossings 

14822

40

16000

00

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

n/a Rio 

Metro 

(Local 

Transit 

Authorit

y)

Train-Vehicle Enhance safety for 

public at-grade 

crossings

11009

30

Roadside 

Barrier -

concrete

11.2 

Miles

27884

64

30100

00

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other 

Freeways 

and 

Expresswa

ys

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to reduce 

the likelihood and/or 

severity of head-on 

crashes or likelihood 

of fixed object crashes 

on multi-lane 

roadways

11009

40

Access 

managemen

t Access 

managemen

t - other

0.18 

Miles

19321

5

21468

3

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Minor 

Arterial, 

Urban or 

Rural not 

available

City of 

Municipa

l 

Highway 

Agency

Intersections Improve geometric 

design treatments to 

reduce the frequency 

and severity of 

intersection conflicts 

(driveways and 

turnouts)
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21010

50

Railroad 

grade 

crossings 

0.6 

Miles

96300

0

10700

00

Penalty 

Transfe

r -

Section 

154

Rural 

Major 

Collector 

and Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other

Railroad 

and 

State 

Highway 

Agency

1. TrainVehicle 2. 

Intersections

Enhance Safety for 

public at-grade 

crossings; Improve 

Intersection (nonspecific)

21011

40

Alignment 

Horizontal 

curve 

realignment

12 

Miles

20055

70

21649

07

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching on the 

roadside through 

improved highway 

geometry for 

horizontal curves

41008

90

Roadway 

signs and 

delineation 

2 Miles 13860

0

15400

0

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural Local 

Road or 

Street

County 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Use Proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching onto 

roadside

41009

00

Roadway 

signs and 

delineation 

25470

0

28300

0

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural Local 

Road or 

Street

County 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Use proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching onto 

roadside

41010 Game 4.9 15720 16969 HSIP 

(Sectio

Urban 

Principal 

State 

Highway 

Animal/Wildl Install fence wiht gap, 

warning signs, and/or 
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90 fencing Miles 19 12 n 148) Arterial -

Interstate

Agency ife underpasses at high 

animal crossing 

locations

51006

40

Roadside 

Barriermetal

4.3 

Miles

56198

2

62442

4

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Improve and if 

needed upgrade the 

design of roadside 

hardware and 

application of barrier 

and attenuation 

systems

61008

50

Intersection

s 

1.3 

Miles

62442

4

56198

2

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other

State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersections Specifics not listed

61008

70

Roadway 

delineation 

Longitudinal 

pavement 

markings -

new

24.16 

Miles

53100 59000 HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Minor 

Collector

County 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching on the 

roadside; enhanced 

pavement markings, 

shoulder delineation, 

and permanent 

warning and 

regulatory signs

61008

71

Roadway 

delineation 

Longitudinal 

88.26 

Miles

49500 55000 HSIP 

(Sectio

Rural Local 

Road or 

County 

Highway 

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatment to keep 

vehicles from 
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pavement 

markings -

new

n 148) Street Agency encroaching on the 

roadside; enhanced 

pavement markings, 

shoulder delineation, 

and permanent 

warning and 

regulatory signs

99003

53

Roadside 

Barriermetal

12 

Miles

45000

0

50000 HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Major 

Collector

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching on the 

roadside (guardrail 

replacement)

99003

61

Roadside 

Barrier -

cable

24.05 

Miles

25255

42

27261

90

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Multiple 

locations

Multiple Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroachign onto the 

roadside

99003

62

Lighting Site 

lighting -

interchange

1 

Numbe

rs

78744

0

62560 HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersections Improve visibility of 

the intersection 

(interchange) by 

providing roadway 

lighting

99003

63

Roadside 

Barrier -

concrete

0.6 

Miles

25012

8

27000

0

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching on the 
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Interstate roadside

99003

64

Roadway 

signs and 

traffic 

control 

30 

Miles

59400 66000 HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Multiple 

classificatio

ns

State 

Highway 

Agency

1. 

Intersections 

2. Roadway 

Departure

Sign Replacement 

(Specifics not 

identified)

99003

65

Roadway 

delineation 

32248

20

34810

23

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Multiple State 

Highway 

Agency

1. 

Intersections 

2. Roadway 

Departure

Install Proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching onto the 

roadside (enhanced 

pavement markings)

99003

66

Roadway 

delineation 

37894

14

40904

73

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Multiple State 

Highway 

Agency

1. 

Intersections 

2. Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching onto the 

roadside (enhanced 

pavement markings)

99003

67

Roadside 

Barrier -

concrete

0.5 

Miles

12969

60

14000

00

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Usen proven 

treatments to reduce 

the likelihood of 

head-on collisions 

and/or fixed object 

crashes on the 

roadside

99003 Roadway 

signs and 

22.5 43740 48600 HSIP 

(Sectio

Rural 

Principal 

State 

Highway 

Roadway Use proven 

treatement to keep 
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68 traffic 

control 

Miles 0 0 n 148) Arterial -

Interstate

Agency Departure vehicles from 

encroaching on the 

roadside

99003

69

Advanced 

technology 

and ITS 

Advanced 

technology 

and ITS -

other

14 

Miles

12969

60

14000

00

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

State 

Highway 

Agency

Inclement 

Weather

Incorporate Road 

Weather Information 

System (RWIS) data 

using ITS to provide 

real-time weather 

information and 

alternate routes to 

the traveling public

99005

00

Noninfrastructu

re Outreach

10571

29

11745

88

Penalty 

Transfe

r –

Section 

164

n/a n/a Multiple Employ targeted 

public information 

campaign to increase 

public awareness for 

various safety 

emphasis areas

99005

10

Advanced 

technology 

and ITS 

Congestion 

detection / 

traffic 

monitoring 

system

10 

Miles

13413

60

14904

00

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

State 

Highway 

Agency

Inclement 

Weather

Incorporate Road 

Weather Information 

System (RWIS) data 

using ITS to provide 

real-time weather 

information and 

alternate routes to 

the traveling public; 2. 

Early incident 

detection and 
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inform/advise 

motorists of the 

presence of crashes to 

reduce secondary

incidents

A3000

81

Railroad 

grade 

crossings 

7 

Numbe

rs

46320 50000 HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

multiple OtherRio 

Metro 

Transit 

Authorit

y

TrainVehicleEnhance safety for 

public at-grade 

crossings

A3003

74

Roadway 5 Miles 29181

6

31500

0

Penalty 

Transfe

r -

Section 

154

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

State 

Highway 

Agency

Heavy 

Vehicles

Provide weigh-inmotion and other 

automatic sensors 

(e.g., heat of bakes, 

tires) to detect noncompliant and 

potentially unsafe 

heavy vehicles at 

appropriate sites 

statewide

A3006

52

Intersection 

geometry 

Intersection 

geometrics -

modify 

skew angle

0.3 

Miles

40429 43641 HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Urban 

Minor 

Arterial

County 

Highway 

Agency

Intersections Implement geometric 

modifications related 

to vehicle operations; 

realign intersection 

approaches to reduce 

or eliminate 
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intersection skew

A3006

52

Intersection 

geometry 

Intersection 

geometrics -

modify 

skew angle

0.3 

Miles

49031

3

52926

7

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Urban 

Minor 

Arterial

County 

Highway 

Agency

Intersections Implement geometric 

modifications related 

to vehicle operations; 

Realign intersection 

approaches to reduce 

or eliminate 

intersection skew

A3006

56

Intersection 

traffic 

control 

0.4 

Miles

11116

8

12000

0

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other

Indian 

Tribe 

Nation

Intersections Employ signal timing 

modifications or 

roadway lighting to 

serve all modes/uses; 

Optimize clearance 

intervals, signal timing 

and coordination

A3006

57

Alignment 

Horizontal 

curve 

realignment

2.15 

Miles

25939 28000 HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Urban 

Major 

Collector

City of 

Municipa

l 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching on the 

roadside; Provide 

improved highway 

geometry for highway 

curves

A3006

57

Alignment 

Horizontal 

curve 

2.15 

Miles

17179 18544 HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Urban 

Major 

Collector

City of 

Municipa

l 

Highway 

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching on the 
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realignment Agency roadside; Provide 

improved highway 

geometry for highway 

curves

A3006

57

Alignment 

Horizontal 

curve 

realignment

2.15 

Miles

11529

6

12445

6

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Urban 

Major 

Collector

City of 

Municipa

l 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Install proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching on the 

roadside; Provide 

improved highway 

geometry for highway 

curves

A3012

41

Intersection 

geometry 

and traffic 

control 

1 

Numbe

rs

16860

5

18200

0

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other and 

Urban 

Minor 

Arterial

City of 

Municipa

l 

Highway 

Agency

1. 

Intersections 

2. 

Pedestrians

Improve geometric 

design treatments to 

reduce the frequency 

and severity of 

intersection conflicts; 

Install or upgrade 

traffic/pedestrian 

signals, refuge islands, 

and raised medians 

based on the 

identified need

A3015

90

Intersection 

traffic 

control 

1 

Numbe

rs

33750

0

37500

0

Penalty 

Transfe

r -

Section 

State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersections
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154

A3017

40

Roadway 

Roadway -

other

18528

0

20000

0

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Major 

Collector

Not 

specified

Multiple Provide 

sidewalks/walkways/t

rails, crosswalks, and 

curb ramps at 

locations with 

identified need

A3017

50

Roadway 

signs and 

traffic 

control Sign 

sheeting -

upgrade or 

replacemen

t

13896 15000 HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Major 

Collector

City of 

Municipa

l 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure 

and 

Intersections

Use proven 

treatments to to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching onto the 

roadside (retroreflectivity) of signs); 

Improve visibility of 

intersections by 

providing enhanced 

signing and 

delineation

A3017

50

Roadway 

signs and 

traffic 

control Sign 

sheeting -

upgrade or 

replacemen

t

23160 25000 HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Rural 

Major 

Collector

City of 

Municipa

l 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure 

and 

Intersections

Use proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching onto the 

roadside (retroreflectivity of signs); 

Improve visibility of 

intersections by 

providing enhanced 
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signing and 

delineation

A3018

10

Noninfrastructu

re 

Transportati

on safety 

planning

1 

Numbe

rs

41688 45000 HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

n/a n/a Pedestrians, 

Bicycles, and 

Train-Vehicle

Fund, develop and 

implement proven 

safety 

countermeasures to 

improve safety for 

bicyclists and 

pedestrians; Enhance 

safety for public atgrade railroad 

crossings

F10020

0

Intersection 

traffic 

control 

1 

Numbe

rs

18528 20000 HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Urban 

Minor 

Arterial

City of 

Municipa

l 

Highway 

Agency

Intersections Improve multi-modal 

operations at 

intersection by 

installing traffic signal

F10020

0

Intersection 

traffic 

control 

1 

Numbe

rs

32887

2

35500

0

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Urban 

Minor 

Arterial

City of 

Municipa

l 

Highway 

Agency

Intersections Improve multi-modal 

operations at 

intersection by 

installing traffic signal

LC0013

0

Intersection 

traffic 

control 

1.72 

Miles

36713

2

39630

0

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Urban 

Minor 

Arterial

City of 

Municipa

l 

Highway 

Roadway 

Departure 

and 

Intersections

Use proven 

treatments to keep 

vehicles from 

encroaching onto the 

roadside; Install or 
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Agency upgrade 

traffic/pedestrian 

signals, refuge islands, 

and raised medians 

based on the 

identified need

S10027

0

Intersection 

traffic 

control 

27000

0

30000

0

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Urban 

(Multiple)

City of 

Municipa

l 

Highway 

Agency

Pedestrians 

and 

Intersections

Install or upgrade 

traffic/pedestrian 

signals, based upon 

the identified need

S10037

0

Intersection 

traffic 

control 

1 

Numbe

rs

13500

0

15000

0

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Urban 

Minor 

Arterial

City of 

Municipa

l 

Highway 

Agency

Intersections Install roundabout at 

appropriate locations

21010

50

Railroad 

grade 

crossings 

11116

8

12000

0

Penalty 

Transfe

r -

Section 

154

State 

Highway 

Agency

Train-Vehicle Enhance safety for 

public at-grade 

crossings

91000

11

Noninfrastructu

re Road 

safety 

audits

81000

0

90000

0

HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

n/a n/a n/a n/a
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11009

40

Roadway 

delineation 

(Professiona

l 

Engineering) 

77185 83317 HSIP 

(Sectio

n 148)

Minor 

Arterial

City of 

Municipa

l 

Highway 

Agency

Project list is for FFY 2014 and FFY 2015 through 8/26/2015
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Progress in Achieving Safety Performance Targets

Overview of General Safety Trends

Present data showing the general highway safety trends in the state for the past five years. 

Performance Measures* 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Number of fatalities 422 395 368 358 347

Number of serious injuries 1908 1920 1843 1752 1555

Fatality rate (per HMVMT) 1.64 1.52 1.41 1.39 1.36

Serious injury rate (per 

HMVMT)

7.23 7.43 7.19 6.87 6.11

*Performance measure data is presented using a five-year rolling average.
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Source for Fatalities and Fatality Rate: Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) http://wwwnrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/ncsa/STSI/35_NM/2013/35_NM_2013.htm

Source for Serious Injuries and Serious Injury Rate: Draft data from NM Highway Safety Plan (HSP) 2016 

(May 2015) C-2 and C-2.1

Consistent with the NM HSP and the trend analyses contained therein, data for serious (A) Injuries and 

serious (A) injury rate are presented as three-year rolling averages instead of a five-year rolling 

average. A three-year rolling average has been found to be a better statistical fit for some attributes 

compared to five year rolling averages for New Mexico. 
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To the maximum extent possible, present performance measure* data by functional classification and ownership. 

Year - 2013

Function 

Classification

Number of fatalities Number of serious injuries Fatality rate (per HMVMT) Serious injury rate (per HMVMT)

RURAL PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - INTERSTATE

55 63 1.26 1.45

RURAL PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER 

FREEWAYS AND 

EXPRESSWAYS

0 0 0 0

RURAL PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER

73 94 2.31 2.98

RURAL MINOR 

ARTERIAL

21 73 1.56 5.41

RURAL MINOR 

COLLECTOR

17 20 3.29 3.88

RURAL MAJOR 

COLLECTOR

20 45 1.7 3.82

RURAL LOCAL ROAD OR 

STREET

27 9 0.71 0.24

URBAN PRINCIPAL 19 48 0.75 1.89
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ARTERIAL - INTERSTATE

URBAN PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER 

FREEWAYS AND 

EXPRESSWAYS

4 0 0 0

URBAN PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER

45 317 1.12 7.9

URBAN MINOR 

ARTERIAL

8 154 0.51 9.75

URBAN MINOR 

COLLECTOR

0 0 0 0

URBAN MAJOR 

COLLECTOR

0 0 0 0

URBAN LOCAL ROAD 

OR STREET

16 53 1 3.31

RURAL UNKNOWN 2 0 0 0

URBAN UNKNOWN 0 0 0 0

UNKNOWN 0 295 0 0

URBAN COLLECTOR 

(MAJOR AND MINOR 

COMBINED)

3 160 0.31 16.29
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Year - 2013

Roadway Ownership Number of 

fatalities

Number of serious 

injuries

Fatality rate (per 

HMVMT)

Serious injury rate (per 

HMVMT)

STATE HIGHWAY AGENCY 177 497 0 0

COUNTY HIGHWAY AGENCY 2 14 0 0

TOWN OR TOWNSHIP HIGHWAY AGENCY 0 0 0 0

CITY OF MUNICIPAL HIGHWAY AGENCY 54 524 0 0

STATE PARK, FOREST, OR RESERVATION AGENCY 0 0 0 0

LOCAL PARK, FOREST OR RESERVATION AGENCY 0 0 0 0

OTHER STATE AGENCY 0 0 0 0

OTHER LOCAL AGENCY 0 0 0 0

PRIVATE (OTHER THAN RAILROAD) 0 0 0 0

RAILROAD 0 0 0 0

STATE TOLL AUTHORITY 0 0 0 0

LOCAL TOLL AUTHORITY 0 0 0 0

OTHER PUBLIC INSTRUMENTALITY (E.G. AIRPORT, 

SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY)

0 0 0 0

INDIAN TRIBE NATION 0 0 0 0
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NATIONAL PARK 0 0 0 0

US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 0 0 0 0

US FOREST SERVICE 0 0 0 0

FEDERAL AGENCY 0 1 0 0

UNKNOWN OWNERSHIP 77 295 0 0
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Fatality and injury data by Ownership and Roadway Functional Classification are reported on an annual basis instead of a 

five-year rolling average.

1. Data Source for fatalities by Roadway Functional Classification: Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) website:

http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/ncsa/STSI/35_NM/2013/35_NM_2013.htm

2. Source for Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) data used to calculate the fatality rate by Roadway Functional Classification: 

Hundred Million Vehicles Miles Traveled (HMVMT) data from Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS)/FHWA 

Office of Policy and statistics websitehttp://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/quickfinddata/qftravel.cfm

3. Data Source: Serious (A) injuries by Roadway Functional Classification and Roadway Ownership: NMDOT Crash 

Database and associated NMDOT Geographic Information System (GIS) crash ownership shape file.

4. Fatality and Serious (A) injury rates are not currently available for roadways in New Mexico by ownership categories 

due to lack of exposure (VMT) data. 

5. FARS (2012 and 2013) reports fatalities for Urban Collector (major and minor not differentiated)

6. FARS (2011 and 2010) No fatality reporting for Urban Collector Roadway Classification

7. FARS (2009) reports fatalities for Urban Collector Roadway Classification (major and minor collector not differentiated)

8. State (2009) reporting for serious (A) injuries by roadway functional classification not available

9. State (2010-2013) Urban Major Collector and Urban Minor Collector classification were combined into the Urban 

Collector Classification because of limited VMT and abnormally high rate calculations

10. FARS reported limited fatalities on “Urban Principal Arterials-Other Expressways” in some years. No VMT, or serious 

(A) injuries are classified in the “Urban Principal Arterials-Other Expressways” classification
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11. No data are reported for “Rural Arterials-Other Expressways” for either fatalities or serious (A) injuries

Ownership 

1. Federal Agency includes NPS, USFWS, and USFS jurisdictional routes

2. City of Municipal Highway Agency category includes towns, villages, and small to large municipalities and cities.

3. Data not available for Indian Tribe Nation

4. Fatality and serious (A) injury data not available for Year 2009
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Describe any other aspects of the general highway safety trends on which you would like to elaborate.

None at this time.

Application of Special Rules

Present the rate of traffic fatalities and serious injuries per capita for drivers and pedestrians over the 

age of 65. 

Older Driver

Performance Measures

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Fatality rate (per 

capita)

0.278 0.262 0.256 0.266 0.264

Serious injury rate 

(per capita)

0.82 0.82 0.766 0.734 0.706

Fatality and serious 

injury rate (per capita)

1.098 1.082 1.022 1 0.97

*Performance measure data is presented using a five-year rolling average.

1. Older Driver Fatalities were obtained from FARS: (Age 65+, Left Front Seat Position, K injury)

2. Older Pedestrian Fatalities were obtained from FARS: (Age 65+, Person type (ped), K injury)

3. Older Driver Serious (A) Injuries were obtained from NMDOT Crash Database: Occupant File, Age 

65+, Left Front Seat Position, A Injury

4. Older Pedestrian Serious (A) Injuries were obtained from NMDOT Crash Database: Occupant File, 

Age 65+, PD in Seat Position column, A Injury

5. population age 65+ per 1000 capita was obtained from MAP-21 Special Rule Guidance

6. Fatality Rate Calculations: (Year: (K older driver+K older pedestrian)/(population age 65+ per 1000 

capita)

(2005: (32+6)/121), (2006: (26+10)/123), (2007: (35+4)/128), (2008: (23+5)/132), (2009: (34+3)/132, 

(2010: (25+6)/133), (2011: (31+4)/136), (2012: (43+7)/141), (2013: (24+6)/147)

7. Serious (A) Injury Rate Calculations: (Year, (A older driver+A older pedestrian)/(population age 65+ 

per 1000 capita)
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(2005: (109+8)/121), (2006: (107+6)/123, (2007: (72+7)/128), (2008: (105+7)/132), (2009: (94+4)/132), 

(2010: (123+6)/133), (2011: (87+2)/136), (2012: (61+4)/141), (2013: (98+7)/147)

8. Fatality and Serious (A) Injury Rate Calculations: (Year: Fatality rate per 1000 population age 65 or 

greater + Serious Injury rate per 1000 population age 65 or greater=Total Rate

(2005: 0.31+0.97=1.28), (2006: 0.29+0.92=1.21), (2007: 0.30+0.62=0.92), (2008: 0.21+0.85=1.06), (2009: 

0.28+0.74=1.02), (2010: 0.23+0.97=1.20), (2011: 0.26+0.65=0.91), (2012: 0.35+0.46=0.81), (2013: 

0.20+0.71=0.91)

9. The Online Reporting Tool (ORT) calculated the five-year rolling average directly from the annual data 

entered into the ORT.
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Does the older driver special rule apply to your state? 

No
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Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Improvements (Program 

Evaluation)

What indicators of success can you use to demonstrate effectiveness and success in the Highway 

Safety Improvement Program?

None

Benefit/cost

Policy change

Other: Other-"see optional description"

There has been a reduction in both fatalities and serious (A) injuries in New Mexico for 

the past five plus years. This is noted by decreases in the five year rolling average in 

fatalities and fatality rate. A similar decline is also occurring based on the three-year 

rolling averages for serious (A) injuries and the serious (A) injury rate. These trends are 

shown in data graphically illustrated for the performance measures for fatalities and 

serious injuries in Question 24.

What significant programmatic changes have occurred since the last reporting period? 

Shift Focus to Fatalities and Serious Injuries

Include Local Roads in Highway Safety Improvement Program

Organizational Changes

None

Other: Other-Increased coordination in planning efforts related to infrastructure and behavioral 

safety initiatives.
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The primary program change that has occurred since the last reporting period is the 

reorganization and change in administration of the HSIP discussed earlier. 

Coupled with the NMDOT effort to update the SHSP and the reorganization of the 

administration of the HSIP and SHSP there has been a significant increase in safety 

stakeholder involvement which has led to a more transparent process and greater input 

in SHSP Emphasis Area and strategy development towards a more data driven 

approach. As shown in later data for SHSP analysis almost all Emphasis Areas are 

now based on a data-driven approach. 

Briefly describe significant program changes that have occurred since the last reporting period. 

This was addressed in the prior question.
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SHSP Emphasis Areas

For each SHSP emphasis area that relates to the HSIP, present trends in emphasis area performance measures. 

Year - 2012

HSIP-related SHSP 

Emphasis Areas

Target 

Crash Type

Number of 

fatalities

Number of 

serious injuries

Fatality rate 

(per HMVMT)

Serious injury rate 

(per HMVMT)

Other1Other2Other3

Roadway Departure 164 420 0.64 1.64 0 0 0

Pedestrians 57 63 0.22 0.25 0 0 0

Bicyclists 7 31 0.03 0.12 0 0 0

Older Drivers 74 204 0.29 0.8 0 0 0

Motorcyclists 66 198 0.26 0.77 0 0 0

Work Zones 1 19 0 0.07 0 0 0

Driver Inattention 174 683 0.68 2.67 0 0 0

Heavy Vehicles 42 76 0.16 0.3 0 0 0

Impaired Driving 147 230 0.58 0.9 0 0 0

Inclement Weather 34 117 0.13 0.46 0 0 0

Use of Safety 

Restraints

94 87 0.37 0.34 0 0 0

Speeding and 107 312 0.42 1.22 0 0 0
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Aggressive Driving

Train-Vehicle 8 3 0.03 0.01 0 0 0

Animal and Wildlife 3 16 0.01 0.06 0 0 0

Young Drivers 57 63 0.22 0.25 0 0 0
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Source: NM Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) Draft, Year 2015.

Data presented are shown as annual values and not as five-year rolling averages. 

Data reported for Years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.

Data shown are Fatal and Serious Injury Crashes.

The Driver Inattention emphasis area includes distracted driving and sleepy/fatigued drivers. 
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Groups of similar project types

Present the overall effectiveness of groups of similar types of projects.

Year - 2014

HSIP Subprogram TypesTarget Crash 

Type

Number of 

fatalities

Number of 

serious injuries

Fatality rate (per 

HMVMT)

Serious injury rate 

(per HMVMT)

Other1Other2Other3

Roadway 

Departure

multiple 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Median Barrier multiple 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Roadway departure crashes and resulting fatalities and injuries have been studied as part of the NM SHSP update effort 

and consequently this category is a designated Emphasis Area (EA). Crash data are presented in the section for SHSP 

EAs for number of fatalities, serious injuries (A), and rates. In general, for road departure crashes, there has been an 

overall downward trend in both fatal and severe injury crashes. The year 2012 represented the lowest annual frequency of 

these crashes since at least 2007.
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Systemic Treatments

Present the overall effectiveness of systemic treatments.

Year - 2014

Systemic 

improvement

Target Crash Type Number of 

fatalities

Number of 

serious 

injuries

Fatality rate 

(per HMVMT)

Serious injury 

rate (per 

HMVMT)

Other1Other2Other3

Other-VehiclePedestrian CrashesVehicle/pedestrian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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At this time no crash data are available relating to the effectiveness of specific systemic measures implemented for 

pedestrian safety initiatives. However, measurable progress has been made as part of the SHSP update as Pedestrian 

Safety has been designated as an EA and 20 strategies have been developed based on input from stakeholder meetings. 

These strategies include systemic/programmatic strategies, data refinements, identification of key proven infrastructure 

strategies, enforcement strategies especially related to speed management in pedestrian areas, and improved 

educational programs. All of these countermeasures are designed for application at a system-wide level. 
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Describe any other aspects of the overall Highway Safety Improvement Program effectiveness on 

which you would like to elaborate. 

The downward trend in fatalities and serious injuries in New Mexico is a positive result 

of the efforts of state safety groups on many fronts. Examples include NMDOT public 

information campaigns such as DNTXT, BKLUP, ENDWI, Look for Me; improved local 

and state law enforcement training and education; and deployment of engineering 

countermeasures.

NMDOT’s Data Management team meets periodically to assess the data collection 

process and initiatives. The data collection management team is providing oversight to 

the management of crash data. For example, the state is now geo-coding nearly all of 

the reported crashes. In 2013, NMDOT geo-coded 94% of all reported crashes and this 

has allowed for improved data reporting in this HSIP report. This significant 

improvement has greatly enhanced locating crashes and management of the statewide 

crash database through use of NMDOT’s Geographic Information System (GIS). 
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Project Evaluation

Provide project evaluation data for completed projects (optional). 

Location Functional 

Class

Improvement 

Category

Improvement 

Type

BefFatalBefSerious 

Injury

Bef-All 

Injuries

BefPDOBefTotalAftFatalAftSerious 

Injury

Aft-All 

Injuries

AftPDOAftTotalEvaluation 

Results 

(Benefit/ 

Cost Ratio)

See 

optional 

description

Planning efforts are now underway by NMDOT HSIP team members to assess potential ways to develop and implement 

procedures to improve safety performance measurement techniques, data analysis, and safety effectiveness evaluation. 

This will allow for the conduct of project and countermeasure assessments
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Optional Attachments

Sections Files Attached

Program Structure: Program Administration 2015_0831_Supplemental Description for HSIP 

Program Administration.docx
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Glossary

5 year rolling average means the average of five individual, consecutive annual points of data (e.g. 

annual fatality rate).

Emphasis area means a highway safety priority in a State’s SHSP, identified through a data-driven, 

collaborative process. 

Highway safety improvement project means strategies, activities and projects on a public road that are 

consistent with a State strategic highway safety plan and corrects or improves a hazardous road location 

or feature or addresses a highway safety problem. 

HMVMT means hundred million vehicle miles traveled.

Non-infrastructure projects are projects that do not result in construction. Examples of noninfrastructure projects include road safety audits, transportation safety planning activities, 

improvements in the collection and analysis of data, education and outreach, and enforcement 

activities.

Older driver special rule applies if traffic fatalities and serious injuries per capita for drivers and 

pedestrians over the age of 65 in a State increases during the most recent 2-year period for which data 

are available, as defined in the Older Driver and Pedestrian Special Rule Interim Guidance dated 

February 13, 2013. 

Performance measure means indicators that enable decision-makers and other stakeholders to monitor 

changes in system condition and performance against established visions, goals, and objectives.

Programmed funds mean those funds that have been programmed in the Statewide Transportation 

Improvement Program (STIP) to be expended on highway safety improvement projects.

Roadway Functional Classification means the process by which streets and highways are grouped into 

classes, or systems, according to the character of service they are intended to provide.

Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) means a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary plan, based on safety 

data developed by a State Department of Transportation in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 148. 

Systemic safety improvement means an improvement that is widely implemented based on high risk 

roadway features that are correlated with specific severe crash types. 

Transfer means, in accordance with provisions of 23 U.S.C. 126, a State may transfer from an 

apportionment under section 104(b) not to exceed 50 percent of the amount apportioned for the fiscal 

year to any other apportionment of the State under that section.