Safety data integration

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) Transit and Rail Division a $600,000 formula grant under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) effective September 9, 2025, with completion targeted for January 28, 2030. This award supports the Safety Data Integration project, which focuses on crash data injury surveillance integration and improvement initiatives throughout New Mexico.

Under this grant, NMDOT is partnering with the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) as a sub-awardee to advance the integration of injury surveillance data into the traffic records system. The collaborative effort leverages data from six core components—Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Trauma Registry, Emergency Department (ED), Hospital Discharge (HD), Vital Records, and Department of Transportation crash reporting—to track the frequency, severity, and nature of injuries sustained in motor vehicle traffic crashes. This integrated data infrastructure supports evidence-based analysis of crash causation, cost assessment, and health outcomes, enabling New Mexico to develop more effective safety interventions and data-driven transportation safety policies.

Project description

Crash data injury surveillance integration and improvement