New Mexico DOT

The VRU Assessment complements NMDOT’s ongoing efforts to improve pedestrian safety state-wide and works in tandem with the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan, the New Mexico Prioritized Statewide Bicycle Network Plan, the Highway Safety Plan and Metropolitan Planning Organization and local safety plans.

The first phase of the project is to develop the VRU Assessment and submit the assessment to the Federal Highway Administration by November 15, 2023. In the second phase of the project, working in conjunction with the VRU Assessment, our project team will be developing a new Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). The SHSP is a required element of the state’s Highway Safety Improvement Program. The VRU Assessment is required to be incorporated into the state’s SHSP so the new SHSP will be built around the VRU Assessment. SHSP is a comprehensive document for coordinating goals between many different statewide planning documents and agencies. To view the most recent 2021 New Mexico SHSP click this link.