Carlsbad CurrentArgus (Infrastructure) Feb. 3, 2020 – Three of southeast New Mexico’s most notorious oilfield roads are in for major rebuilds in the coming years as the New Mexico Department of Transportation aims to use surplus state funds from oil and gas revenue to ensure workers in the industry can travel safely through the region. In a Monday meeting with Carlsbad area business leaders in Santa Fe, New Mexico Cabinet Secretary of Transportation Michael Sandoval said a $130 million project to update U.S. Highway 285 from the Texas State Line 22 miles north to Loving was fully funded.

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