Federal Highway Administration Case Study

The federal government is part of our everyday lives. We live by federal law such with the freedoms of U.S. Constitution, and we are impacted by federal government decisions such as repairing our infrastructure. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation that supports State and local governments in the design, construction, and maintenance of the Nation’s highway system. Through financial and technical assistance to State and local governments, the Federal Highway Administration is responsible for ensuring that America’s roads and highways continue to be among the safest and most technologically sound in the world (The U.S. Department of Transportation, 2012).
New Mexico faces infrastructure challenges of its own. For example, driving on
The locals know NM 467 as dead man’s curve and have warned me not to travel this road at night. If the locals know of this deadly highway, I would think the elected officials of Curry County would know. The administrators of this rural community should be doing everything to protect their citizens and the military personnel who travel on NM 467safe. Curry county has put curve signs in place to warn travelers, however, it is not adequate as the signs are on one curve and not the other and the signs are on one side of the road and not the other. Other than signs, the local government and Cannon Air Force Base should share the cost to provide efficient lighting around these two deadly curves due to the darkness of the road at night. To add lighting or to correct the dangerous curves will take money and advocacy from our local and district leaders. In addition, any private land that is needed to make this rural highway safe can be done through eminent domain. I guarantee you, if an elected government official could make money on the deal, it would have been already