The purpose of this award to new mexico department of public safety is to implement automated tire pressure screening at raton port of entry (POE) and work zone and congestion notification projects,…

The New Mexico Department of Public Safety (NMDPS) received a $668,899 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 20.237) program. The purpose of this grant is to implement two key initiatives that will benefit the motor carrier industry in New Mexico:

1. Expand and enhance the state's existing Smart Roadside Information System by installing an Automated Tire Pressure System at the Raton Port of Entry. This system can detect up to five times as many tire and wheel defects as a traditional flat-tire detection system.

2. Deliver critical safety information to commercial truck drivers through in-cab alerts via Electronic Logging Devices. This will provide advance notification of work zones, traffic congestion, and other incidents to help reduce crashes and improve traffic flow.

The grant term runs from September 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027, with the goal of increasing the efficient movement of commerce through the state and enhancing overall motor carrier safety.

The purpose of this award to new mexico department of public safety is to implement automated tire pressure screening at raton port of entry (POE) and work zone and congestion notification projects, which will benefit the motor carrier industry by increasing efficient movement of commerce through the state and an early detection of tire and wheel failures. This technology will inevitably save the lives of CMV drivers and the motoring public. Implement traveler information alerts, which allow agencies to determine when and where truck drivers are notified of important information that may impact their travel time. Driver response behavior insights allow agencies to make the adjustments needed to have maximum impact on reducing truck drivers travel time and accidents.project 1 objective:this proposed project will expand and enhance core capabilities by implementing an automated tire pressure system (ATPS) at raton POE. The ATPS will seamlessly integrate with the states current smart roadside information system (SRIS) and can detect up to five times as many defects as a flat-tire detection system.project 2 objective: new mexico department of public safety will use electronic logging devices (ELDS) to deliver critical safety information to truck drivers with in-CAB alerts in advance of congestion-based sudden slowdowns and work zones. This project will reduce truck crashes and address the HP-ITD national priority by delivering a work zone, incident, and traffic queue electronic notification system that will inform the driver within the CAB of the CMV of an active work zone, traffic congestion, or incident ahead. This will include the sharing of real-time traffic data from the new mexico department of transportation to a roadway traffic advisory system dedicated to commercial motor vehicles.