Letter from the New Mexico Department of Transportaiton to Rep Elias Barela regarding Belen Quiet Zone

							            AlBW MBXi v/J) DEPARTMENT OF
           TRANSPORTATION     MOBILITY   FOR   EVERYONE




August 9,2010

Representative Elias Barela
1191 John Road
Belen, 	NM 87002

Dear Representative Barela:

Over the past several months, the New Mexico Department of
Transportation (NMDOT) has worked cooperatively with you and Valencia
                                                                                 Bill Richardson
County officials in developing a plan to fund two needed sets of railroad        Governor
grade crossing improvement projects in Valencia County: the Molina
                                                                                 Gary L. J. Giron
RoadNalentin Road project and the Mesa Road/Don Felipe Road/Lopez                Cabinet Secretary
Road project. Lawrence Barreras has asked me to provide you a status
report on these projects.

The Molina RoadNalentin Road project is managed by the Mid Region                Commission
Council of Governments (MRCOG) who is in the process of developing final
project cost estmates. Construction on this project is scheduled to begin in
December 2010 and be completed within two to four weeks.                         Johnny Cope
                                                                                 Chairman
                                                                                 District 2
The Mesa Road/Don Felipe Road/Lopez Road project is being managed by
BNSF who is in the process of developing final project cost estimates.           Jim Franken
                                                                                 Vice Chairman
Construction on this project is scheduled to begin in April 2011 and be          District 4
completed in June 2011.
                                                                                 Doug Peterson
Please feel free to contact Tim Harris of my staff at 827-0285 if you have any   Commissioner
questions regarding these projects.                                              District 3


Thank you for your assistance in advancing these projects.                       Roman Maes til
                                                                                 Commissioner
                                                                                 District 5


                                                                                 Jackson Gibson
                                                                                 Commissioner
                                                                                 District 6


                                                                                 John Hummer
                                                                                 Commissioner
C C: 	 Max Valerio, Deputy Secretary Programs and Infrastructure                 District I
       Lawrence Barreras, Divisions Director, Office of Programs
       Tim Harris, Rail Manager