With Interior’s final approval imminent, engineers and contractors face a basin operating at its physical limits—and a capital cycle that emergency releases cannot defer
Colorado River states approve emergency Flaming Gorge releases as Lake Powell nears hydropower thresholds, signaling deeper infrastructure constraints and looming capital investment decisions across the basin.
Fueled by the state’s oil and gas boom and IIJA funds, NMDOT is aiming to build bigger and better to improve safety on its highways and rail crossings.