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

• N.M. Congressional Democrats Announce $73.5 Million In Infrastructure Investments To Modernize, Expand Public Transit

  Posted on 04/06/22

  WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) announced $73,508,702 in investments from the Infrastructure Law to enable transit agencies to modernize and expand services for New Mexicans in communities large and small. Read More

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• Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Announce $160 Million In Infrastructure Funding For Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Pipeline

  Posted on 03/31/22

  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.) announced the first installment of funding, $160 million, from the Infrastructure Law to support the completion of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System pipeline in eastern New Mexico. Read More

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• Heinrich, Luján Host Virtual Webinar Highlighting New Federal Transportation Funding Available Through Infrastructure Law

  Posted on 03/24/22

  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) hosted a virtual information session for local government leaders in New Mexico on the historic transportation funding opportunities available through the recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Read More

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• Heinrich Announces $38 Million For New Mexico To Build Out Electric Vehicle Charging Network Made Possible By Infrastructure Law

  Posted on 02/10/22

  WASHINGTON (Feb. 10, 2022) - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), co-founder of the Electrification Caucus and member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will join U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, and White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy as they formally announce historic levels of funding to establish the new nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The event will be held on the plaza at DOT Headquarters today in Washington, D.C. Read More

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• Heinrich Releases Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act Guide Outlining Funding Opportunities For New Mexico

  Posted on 02/07/22

  WASHINGTON (Feb. 7, 2022) - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released a New Mexico guide to the formula and competitive funding opportunities provided through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Signed into law by President Joe Biden in November 2021, this once-in-a-generation investment will deliver at least $3.7 billion to New Mexico in formula funding, in addition to the opportunity to apply for large amounts of competitive funding. Read More

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• 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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