New Mexico Administrative Code

New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department, Post Office Box 1149, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1149 (505) 827-0427.

The rule covers specific designated Highway routes as designated by the New Mexico State Highway Commission for the protection of the general public in the transport of highway route controlled quantities of radioactive materials" within the state of New Mexico to the Waste Isola…

NMSA 1978, Section 74-4A-1.

Permanent.

April 30, 1999, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section or paragraph.

The objective of this rule is to comply with Federal Government requirements that highway route controlled quantities of radioactive materials," as defined in 49 C.F.R., Section 177.403, shall be transported over designated routes within the state, primarily over Interstate Syste…

As used in this rule unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: A. "Interstate System Highways" means every state highway that is a part of a national system of interstate and defense highways established pursuant to Section 103(b), Title 23, United States Code. B. Waste Iso…

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-…

New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department P. O. Box 1149 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1149 (505) 827-5525.

All local governments and general public.

This rule is adopted pursuant to NMSA 1978 Sections 66-3-702; 66-7-7; 66-7-320; 66-7-321; 66-7-339; 66-7-363; 66-8-115; 66-9-8; 67-3-14; and 67-3-40.

Permanent.

October 31, 1998, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section or paragraph.

The purpose of this rule is to prohibit the temporary closing of state highways unless prior approval of said closing is obtained as provided herein. This rule sets forth the requirements for obtaining this approval for the temporary closing of all or a portion of a state highway…

A. "Temporary closing of a highway" means any shutting off blocking, re-routing, or other restrictions of the normal use of a state highway. B. "Sponsor" means the governmental entity, association or other organization requesting the temporary closing.

This rule is applicable to allow temporary closings only for public events or civic functions.

A. Application by Sponsor: The sponsor of an activity described herein, shall, at least 30 days prior to the event, make written application to the Secretary of the Department on an application form to be obtained at any District Office or at the State Maintenance Bureau at the G…

New Mexico Department of Transportation Post Office Box 1149 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1149 (505) 827-0714.

A. Location of service establishments from interchange: The maximum distance that the "ATTRACTION", "GAS", "FOOD", "LODGING" or "CAMPING" services can be located from the main traveled way to qualify for a business sign shall not exceed 3 miles in either direction. If within that…

A. Single-exit interchanges: For a single-exit interchange, the business signs shall be arranged on the panel, with a maximum of two horizontal rows. When the number of business signs is one-half or less of the maximum permitted, the arrangement shall be in one horizontal row. Th…

A. Business signs: (1) The business signs displayed on the information panel shall be contained within a 48-inch wide and 36-inch high rectangular background area, including border. (2) The existing business signs measuring 60-inch by 36-inch on "FOOD," "LODGING" and "CAMPING" sp…

A. Specific information panel: The background, border, and all legend shall consist of type III, or greater, retroreflective sign sheeting. The type of service, "GAS," "FOOD", "LODGING", "CAMPING" or "ATTRACTION" along with the exit number messages shall be white retroreflectoriz…

Specific information panels: The specific information panels shall be located outside of the clear zone, but in a location where they are readable from the traveled ways. Consideration should be given to the natural terrain in the placement of the panels.

A. Eligibility of funds: Federal funds may be eligible to participate in the cost and erection of these panels in the same manner that such funds are eligible for other highway signs to the national highway system, except that federal funds are not eligible to participate in the …

A. Intended primarily for rural interchanges: Traveler information panels shall be erected and maintained at rural interchanges whether a business is or is not visible to the traveling public from the highway and at suburban or urban interchanges where spacing allows. B. Types of…

A. Application procedures: (1) Upon selection of a particular interchange, individually or as part of a selected segment of the Interstate or access controlled national highway system, for erection of traveler informational panels for one or more types of qualified traveler servi…

A. Erect and maintain informational signs: The department or when applicable the program manager shall furnish, erect and maintain traveler informational panels at locations specified by the department or when applicable the program manager, or it may agree or contract with any c…

A. Application fees: All application fees are a one-time charge and are payable on application approval. The application fee for each business sign placed on a motorist informational panel shall be in accordance with the current, approved logo fee schedule. A separate fee in acco…

This rule covers specific service signing to provide the traveler with business identification and directional information for essential motorist services for the general public.

A. The department or when applicable the program manager shall adopt all necessary forms, accounting methods and other necessary procedures to carry out the full intent of these regulations. B. These regulations shall be effective on the day they are filed with the New Mexico rec…

A. Regulations for signs giving specific information in the interest of the traveling public are authorized under Sections 66-7-101, Most current adopted edition of the manual on uniform traffic control devices or latest approved edition; 66-7-102, 67-3-16, 67-12-4, 67- 12-5 and …

Permanent.

September 30, 1998, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of these regulations is to establish standards for signs, displays and devices related to specific service signs (LOGOS signs), giving specific information in the interest of the traveling public, to be erected within the rights-of-way of the interstate highway syst…

As used in these rules unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. A. "As-built plans" means detailed plans showing the configuration and location of specific information "panels" and trailblazer signs after the initial construction is completed on an interchange by interchan…

It shall be the responsibility of each division and section within the department to carry out their pertinent functions relating to programming, design and contracting for each project concerning the traveler informational signing program. The traffic services section shall hand…

A. The use of specific service signs should be limited to areas primarily rural in character or to areas where adequate sign spacing can be maintained. B. Limitation of specific information panels and individual business signs: (1) Where there are sufficient qualified applicants,…

New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department Post Office Box 1149 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1149 (505) 827-5525

This section describes the types of businesses or activities that may qualify for TODS. These criteria are in addition to the requirements found in these regulations. By type, the specific criteria that an individual business or activity must meet to qualify for TODS are: A. Moto…

A. Application Procedures: Applications for tourist oriented directional signing shall be submitted to the appropriate District Highway and Transportation Office. B. Applications shall be accompanied with a photocopy of the business license or other document that shows the actual…

A. The applicant shall furnish, erect, maintain and remove TOD signs at locations specified by the Department. All of the above responsibilities shall be done in accordance with the New Mexico Highway and Transportation Department Standard Specifications for Highway and Bridge Co…

Rental fees are based on a continuous twelve (12) month year commencing on April 1 and ending on March 31. The first year's rental fee may be prorated on a monthly basis, but subsequent annual rental fees shall be for the entire twelve (12) month period even if the TODS business …

A. If an application for a permit is, for any reason not granted, all fees rendered with the application shall be refunded. If the permit is revoked due to non-conformance with any of the specified sections, or if the rental fee is not timely tendered, the Department shall not re…

The Department shall adopt all necessary forms, accounting methods and other procedures to carry out the full intent of these regulations.

All state agencies and general public.

Regulations for signs giving specific information in the interest of the traveling public are authorized under Sections 66-7-101, 66-7-102, 66-7-108, 67-8-9, 67-8-10, 67-12-4, 67-12-5, and 67-14-1 et seq., NMSA 1978 Comp., Section 2-I of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devi…

Permanent.