New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS › Chapter 20 - TRAFFIC SAFETY › Part 9 - DESIGNATION OF HIGHWAY ROUTES FOR TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS › Section 18.20.9.8 - DESIGNATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Pursuant to United States Department of Transportation
				  regulations, 49 C.F.R. Section 177.825, the state designated preferred routes
				  are as follows:
A. Northern Route --
				From the Colorado New Mexico border south on I-25 through Raton, Springer, and
				Las Vegas to the junction of I-25 and US 285 near Santa Fe; south on US 285
				through Clines Corners, Encino, Vaughn, Roswell (along the Roswell Relief
				Route) and Artesia to the junction of US 285 and US 62/180 in Carlsbad; east on
				US 62/180 to the WIPPnorth access road. If and when Artesia and Carlsbad Relief
				Routes are available, they shall be used instead of the route through each
				respective city. Currently posted truck routes" shall not be used.
B. Western Route -- From the Arizona New
				Mexico border east on I-40 through Gallup, Thoreau, Grants, Albuquerque and
				Moriarty to the junction of I-40 and US 285 at Clines Corners; south on US 285
				through Encino, Vaughn, Roswell (along the Roswell Relief Route) and Artesia to
				the junction of US 285 and US 62/180 in Carlsbad; east on US 62/180 to the
				WIPPnorth access road. If and when Artesia and Carlsbad Relief Routes are
				available, they shall be used instead of the route through each respective
				city. Currently posted truck routes" shall not be used.
C. Eastern Route -- From the Texas New Mexico
				border west on I-40 through Tucumcari to the junction of I-40 and US 54 at
				Santa Rosa; west on US 54 through Pastura to the junction of US 54 and US 285
				at Vaughn; south on US 285 through Roswell (along the Roswell Relief Route) and
				Artesia to the junction of US 285 and US 62/180 in Carlsbad; east on US 62/180
				to the WIPPnorth access road. If and when Artesia and Carlsbad Relief Routes
				are available, they shall be used instead of the route through each respective
				city. Currently posted truck routes" shall not be used.
D. Southern Route -- From the Texas New
				Mexico border north on US 285 through Loving to the Junction on US 285 and US
				62/180 in Carlsbad; east on US 62/180 to the WIPPnorth access road. If and when
				a south Carlsbad Relief Route is available, it shall be used instead of the
				route through the city. Currently posted truck routes" shall not be
				used.
E. Los Alamos National
				Laboratory -- From the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos County east
				on the Los Alamos Truck Route to the junction of the Los Alamos Truck Route and
				NM 4; east on NM 4 to the junction of NM 4 and NM 502; east on NM 502 to the
				junction of NM 502 and US 84/285 at Pojoaque; south on US 84/285 to the
				junction of US 84/285 and NM 599; south on NM 599 to the junction of NM 599 and
				I-25; north on I-25 to the junction of I-25 and US 285; south on US 285 through
				Clines Corners, Encino, Vaughn, Roswell (along the Roswell Relief Route) and
				Artesia to the junction of US 285 and US 62/180 in Carlsbad; east on US 62/180
				to the WIPPnorth access. If and when the Artesia and Carlsbad Relief Routes are
				available, they shall be used instead of the route through each respective
				city. Currently posted truck routes" shall not be used, except for the Los
				Alamos Truck Route as stated above.