The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is a state government organization which oversees transportation in the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of New Mexico

New Mexico

New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...

. The agency has four main focuses - transit, rail, aviation and highways.

NMDOT Districts

The NMDOT is divided into six districts which serve various areas of the state:

• District One - serves southwest New Mexico
• District Two - serves the Roswell
  Roswell, New Mexico
  Roswell is a city in and the county seat of Chaves County in the southeastern quarter of the state of New Mexico, United States. The population was 48,366 at the 2010 census. It is a center for irrigation farming, dairying, ranching, manufacturing, distribution, and petroleum production. It is also...
  
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• District Three - serves the Albuquerque
  Albuquerque, New Mexico
  Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
  
   area
• District Four - serves the Las Vegas
  Las Vegas, New Mexico
  Las Vegas is a city in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Once two separate municipalities both named Las Vegas, west Las Vegas and east Las Vegas , divided by the Gallinas River, retain distinct characters and separate, rival school districts. The population was 14,565 at the 2000...
  
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• District Five - serves the Santa Fe
  Santa Fe, New Mexico
  Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
  
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• District Six - serves the Milan
  Milan, New Mexico
  Milan is a village in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 3,245 at the 2010 Census. A suburb of Grants, Milan has a decent population growth...
  
   area

Vision statement

The Department has adopted the following vision statement: "The New Mexico Department of Transportation is an international leader. We are inventors and providers of a transportation system that serves everyone."

External links

• Official website