Project Plans, Service to Santa Fe: The Alternatives Report

Environmental Assessment - State Route 599 Station

Environmental Assessment (PDF) - October 2008

New Summary of Technical Information on Service to Santa Fe (October, 2008)

This report provides a summary of the technical information and analysis that has been completed for extending commuter rail service between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. The report follows the refinement of alternative alignments, summarizes public comments, and presents findings of the market of potential commuters, noise impacts, and current project activities.

View the Report, revised October 2008 (84.2 MB)

April 17 Public Meeting Presentation

The meeting on April 17 outlined the construction plans and traffic detours for the next several months.

April 17, 2008 Presentation

Comments and responses to issues raised at the public meetings held in Santa Fe on October 23 and 30

All 106 comments and responses (by element)

Comments and responses by topic:

If you provided a comment and do not feel that your comment is represented in these documents, please send your comment to Chris Blewett (724-3634).

PowerPoint presentations shown at the public meetings by topic (in PDF):

The current design plans can be viewed in the downloadable images provided below.

2nd Street/Cordova (3MB JPG)

Cordova/Alarid (3MB JPG)

Rabbit/Rodeo (3MB JPG)

Rodeo/Zia (3MB JPG)

Siringo/2nd Street (3MB JPG)

Zia/Siringo (3MB JPG)

Now Available: Environmental Assessment for the Albuquerque to Santa Fe Commuter Rail Extension

View the Environmental Assessment (28MB PDF)

View the Appendices (27MB PDF)

Hard copies of the environmental assessment are available for review at the following locations:

NMDOT General Offices
1120 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87504
(505) 827-5110

NMDOT District 5 Office
7315 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87502
(505) 827-9500

Mid-Region Council of Governments
809 Copper Avenue NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 247-1750

Santa Fe Public Library
145 Washington St.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 955-6780

Public Comments
The comment period for the Environmental Assessment closed on September 4th, 2007. The document below contains a description of all the comments that were received and formal responses to each of the comments. Similar comments have been grouped together. As the project development process continues there will be more opportunities for public input. Thanks to everyone who took the time submit comments.

Public Comments and Responses (PDF)

For more information about this project, contact Chris Blewett with the Mid-Region Council of Governments at (505) 724-3634.

Background

In 2005, the Mid Region Council of Governments and the New Mexico Department of Transportation conducted a major study that looked at transportation options for travel between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. This study revealed few options for relieving projected congestion in the I-25 corridor over the next 20 years. The Albuquerque-Santa Fe Alternatives Analysis, was conducted by URS Greiner, Inc.

After researching alternatives such as adding more lanes to Interstate-25, bus service, and the use of existing railroad track, the Alternatives Analysis identified commuter rail (using both existing and new railroad tracks) as the “locally preferred alternative” for the transportation connection between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. This report was completed prior to the update listed above and provides more background information and technical analysis conducted on the larger issue of transportation connections between Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

(2005) Alternatives Analysis Final Report (35 MB pdf)
(2005) Alternatives Analysis Executive Summary (15 MB pdf)

You may obtain a hard copy of this report for $33 plus shipping, or a CD for $10 plus shipping, by calling 505-247-1750.