Program Areas

Division Administrator's Office
J. Don Martinez
Division Administrator

The New Mexico Division of the Federal Highway Administration, administers the Federal-aid highway program of financial assistance to the State of New Mexico for highway construction and improvements. This program provides for construction and preservation of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, financed generally on a 90 percent Federal, 10-percent State basis. As existing sections of the Federal-aid highway systems deteriorate, certain repair, reconstruction, and rehabilitation projects become eligible for Federal-aid. Please contact any of the New Mexico Division Staff for additional information about the Federal-aid Program in New Mexico.

Team Members:

Marcus Wilner, Assistant Division Administrator
Lisa Neie, Civil Rights Specialist
Martha Solorzano, Program Management Analyst

Field Operations Engineer Team
Frank Lozano
Transportation Operations Engineer

Team Members:

Frank Lozano, Transportation Operations Engineer
Monica Jurado, Field Operations Engineer (D1, D2)
Robert Bency, Field Operations Engineer (D5, D6)
Jolena Palau, Field Operations Engineer (D3)
Marilyn Valdez, Field Ops Engineer (D4)/ITS Engineer
Thiet (Ted) Nguyen, Structures Engineer
Yamayra Rodriguez, PDP - Structures

Thiet Nguyen
Structures Engineer

The Federal Highway Administration is responsible for administering highway bridge programs. These bridge programs replace, rehabilitate, and widen deficient bridge structures. The programs are also used to identify and correct potentially hazardous structures. These programs include the Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program, National Bridge Inspection Standards, Scour Evaluation Program, Bridge Management Systems, and Technology Transfer efforts.

Planning And Program Development Team
Rodolfo Monge-Oviedo
Planning And Program Development Team Leader

Environment - Pavements - Right of Way - Planning - Research - Technology

Team Members:

Rodolfo Monge-Oviedo, Planning/Program Development
Layne Patton, ROW Officer
Luis Melgoza, Safety/Pavement Engineer
Greg Heitmann, Environmental/Realty Specialist

Financial Management Team
Kim L. Sanchez
Transportation Finance Manager

The team consists of a Financial Manager, who is the team leader, one Financial Specialist and a Secretary. This team is responsible for providing its customers and partners with technical assistance in the following areas:

• Federal-aid Transportation Funding Management
• Federal-aid Reimbursement Management
• Financial Management Improvement Techniques and Systems
• Innovative Finance
• Internal Office Services
• Internal Budget Management
• Training Management System
• National Highway Institute Training

Team Members:

Monica Gourd, Transportation Finance Specialist
Sonja Wilson, Administrative Assistant