Transportation & Infrastructure

A safe, efficient transportation system and strong basic infrastructure helps move New Mexico forward and supports our local economy.

Investments not only in public transit, passenger rail, and paved roads, but broadband infrastructure, drinking water and sewer lines, and modern wastewater treatment facilities provide the groundwork for economic development and job creation. I am committed to ensuring New Mexico has these resources. We must also continue to develop plans to modernize our electrical transmission infrastructure so we can accelerate development of distributed and renewable energy resources.

Latest

• Heinrich Statement On Postal Delivery Vehicle Fleet Decision

  Posted on 02/24/21

  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources, issued the following statement on U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's decision to lock in gas-powered vehicle purchases for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) fleet: Read More

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• Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Announce $2.24 Million In CARES Act Recovery Assistance To Support Northwest New Mexico

  Posted on 02/16/21

  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) are announcing $2.24 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants that will be dispersed to northwest New Mexico. Read More

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• Heinrich, Luján Announce Almost $15 Million In Funding For Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Supply Project

  Posted on 02/12/21

  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are announcing $14.8 million in federal funding for the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Supply Project. Read More

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• Heinrich, Luján Seek $130B Funding Boost for Public School Infrastructure

  Posted on 01/29/21

  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA), the Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor Committee, to introduce the bicameral Reopen and Rebuild America's School Act of 2021. The bill would invest $130 billion in modernizing K-12 classrooms across the country and would help schools upgrade their physical and digital infrastructure. Read More

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• NM Delegation Hails $165 million Grant Funding to Expand Rural Broadband Access

  Posted on 12/11/20

  WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.), hailed the announcement that 18 cable companies, satellite businesses, electrical cooperatives, and wireless providers in New Mexico have won nearly $165 million from the Federal Communications Commission's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction. The utilities received the funding for a 10-year period to provide broadband access in 64,170 locations in New Mexico. Read More

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• New Mexico Delegation Applauds House Passage of Water Infrastructure Bill with Vital Provisions for NM and Tribes

  Posted on 12/09/20

  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) applauded the House passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), a bill that authorizes Army Corps of Engineers water projects nationwide. The bill must now pass the Senate before going to the president's desk to be signed into law. Read More

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• Heinrich, Torres Small Introduce Legislation To Strengthen Investment Opportunities That Improve Ports Of Entry

  Posted on 12/02/20

  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) have introduced legislation to reauthorize the Donations Acceptance Program (DAP). The program enables U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to explore, create and facilitate partnerships for improvements on port of entry infrastructures and technology, with the investment made by the local entities. Read More

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• Heinrich Lauds Committee Passage Of Bridging The Tribal Digital Divide Act

  Posted on 11/19/20

  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is lauding the momentum of the Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act after it passed out of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs yesterday. The legislation would expedite the deployment of affordable broadband service on tribal lands by coordinating and improving the effectiveness of federal resources. Read More

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• Udall, Heinrich, Torres Small Applaud Over $300,000 in Federal Funding for Homeownership Assistance Programs

  Posted on 11/19/20

  WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative  Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $318,694 in rural development grants for home construction and rehabilitation, and home repair preservation to three housing organizations in Las Cruces, Deming and Bernalillo.  Read More

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• Udall, Heinrich, Torres Small Applaud Over $2 Million in Federal Funding for Homeownership Program

  Posted on 11/02/20

  WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative  Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $2,043,781 in Self-Help Homeownership Program (SHOP) Grants to Tierra Del Sol Housing Corporation in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Read More

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