Route 66 Center Highlights failure of New Mexico government at multiple levels

Local governments where politicians push a big construction project absent community demand or a reasonable “game plan.”

A broken state capital outlay system that pumps out cash to local governments with few strings attached.

No master plan, no budget, and no oversight at any level of government for a massive $13 million taxpayer-funded project. All of this at a time when the State’s roads and bridges are suffering from poor conditions and inadequate maintenance.

And people wonder why New Mexico is ranked 50th and is found to offer its taxpayers a poor return on their tax dollars!