Rep. Stansbury Joins Secretary Buttigieg to Announce New Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Opportunities During Santa Ana and Bernalillo Visit
Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will invest in wildlife crossing and pedestrian safety.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Today, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) joined U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to announce millions in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding opportunities to prevent wildlife-vehicle collisions. New Mexico’s Wildlife Corridors Act leads the nation as a comprehensive plan to prevent motorist-wildlife collisions, improve driver safety, and improve wildlife connectivity.
Rep. Stansbury joined the announcement at Santa Ana Pueblo along Highway 550 with Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Santa Ana Governor Nathan Garcia, and Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján.
“It was wonderful to welcome Secretary Buttigieg today to celebrate how New Mexico is leading the way, yet again, in building the infrastructure of the future, keeping our communities and commuters safe, and protecting the wildlife that is part of who we are as a state,” said Rep. Stansbury. “The funding we are celebrating is made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which is set to deliver 3.7 billion dollars to New Mexico in the biggest investment in American infrastructure since President Eisenhower to create jobs building our critical infrastructure.”
During the visit, Rep. Stansbury, Secretary Buttigieg and the Pueblo, state, local and federal elected officials toured the wildlife crossing structures off of Highway 550. The highway will be the site of new wildlife crossing structures, which aim to improve habitat connectivity.
After the tour, Secretary Buttigieg and Rep. Stansbury participated in a roundtable discussion with federal, state, and local leaders on pedestrian safety at the Bernalillo County Fire Station.
BACKGROUND
In November 2021, Rep. Stansbury helped pass the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which will invest more than $3.7 billion in New Mexico’s critical infrastructure over the next four years. The landmark legislation, in addition to investing in roads, bridges, broadband, water, and other critical infrastructure, is dedicating $350 million in funding for wildlife-vehicle collision reduction projects nationwide.