A project to replace a more than 50-year-old bridge in northern New Mexico that is part of U.S. Route 550 is currently in the study and design phase. The New Mexico Department of Transportation wants to replace the bridge spanning the Rio Puerco at the northern end of the town of Cuba. The project, which is being done in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, has been long in the talking stage. Last year the NMDOT completed the rehabilitation of another bridge in Cuba on Route 550, this one spanning the Rito Leche. A four-phase project, the new Rio Leche bridge, as with the bridge spanning Rio Puerco, was old and in need of replacement for traffic safety reasons. That project had a $2 million price tag. The Rio Puerco bridge project will include the replacement of the existing bridge superstructure, and reconstruction of the roadway, sidewalk, and curb and gutters leading to the bridge. Additional work will see drainage improvements, lighting, striping, and new signage. By Garry Boulard
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