2025 20726 EASTERN NEW MEXICO AUTHORITY NM 523 MM 6.07-6.52, 8.3-6.52.pdf

This document is a utility permit application from the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) for the Eastern New Mexico Water Authority, involving a utility installation project along State Highway 523. The project entails installing 11,740 linear feet of 8-inch diameter waterline parallel to Highway 523, with a minimum depth of 4 feet and spanning approximately 20 feet wide. The installation will be located on the north and south sides of the highway, with the waterline positioned 10 feet from the right-of-way line. The permit is dated January 7, 2025, and requires the contractor to obtain a traffic control/roadway work permit before commencing construction.

The project is funded privately and through the Bureau of Reclamation, with the installation occurring in Curry County within the T2N R37E Sections 5, 8, 9, and 10. The utility work must commence within six months of the permit's issuance, or the permit will become null and void. All traffic control plans must be submitted to NMDOT District 2 for review and approved prior to construction, and must comply with the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The project area is located on the Farewell, TX 2022 USGS quadrangle map, and no cultural resource survey or environmental survey is required for this specific utility installation.