Critical infrastructure?
It’s an open secret in NM that the roads are shoddily constructed by low-bid govt cronies, who will get the contracts in a few years to repair their own mess. The land of enchantment is really the land of orange cones and detours.
That's the ABQ Urinal for you. Funds for the cities of ABQ, Santa Fe and Las Cruces include those not-so critical needs. Where the funds are critical are roads in the oil patch. All are narrow two lane with no passing lanes or county roads with no place to pull over for a wide load. What pavement is still there is pot-holed and 18-wheelers moving in the other direction throw up rocks. At night you travel slower to avoid foot deep holes but the big trucks don't slow and will crawl up your tail or pass dangerously throwing rocks against the windshield. No overpasses or even traffic lights. Four-way stop signs cause backups approaching a mile.
Meanwhile, the Dem Gov has the budget bill and can line-item remove funds to districts with Pub legislators while rewarding her Dem friends, teachers and state employees.