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A community demand for action
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🔗 “Advocates plan bridge safety rally: NMDOT to request funding for higher rails” — Taos News
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State, Local and NMDOT fatality response examples 2015-2024
Examples of roadway fatalities in the state of New Mexico and how state, local and NMDOT authorities have responded to the situations compared to the Taos Gorge Bridge
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<aside> <img src="/icons/arrow-right-basic_gray.svg" alt="/icons/arrow-right-basic_gray.svg" width="40px" /> October 2024 ▶️ **‘The Future of our Gorge Bridge’ (Youtube Video)**
In this fascinating short doc, the President of the TK1 Youth Council (Angie Burns Diaz) investigates the duality of the Gorge Bridge -- on the one hand a thing of scenic beauty, on the other a suicide destination. What should we do to address the future of this iconic bridge?
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November 2023
🔗 “Officials re-examine options for deterring suicides at New Mexico's Rio Grande Gorge Bridge” — Taos News
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The Town of Taos passes Resolution 19-27, urging the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) to immediately add the recommended vertical railing system as a high-priority suicide deterrent to the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, following two recent suicides.
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Taos County Resolution No. 2018-59 (2018)
Taos County passes Resolution No. 2018-59, formally declaring its intent to apply to the NMDOT for over $211,000 in federal TAP funds to build the Rio Grande Gorge Handicap Walkway.
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Senator Carlos R. Cisneros introduces Senate Memorial 103 in 2018, requesting the Department of Transportation to install suicide barriers and make the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge accessible to all, following 42 recorded suicides.
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Taos County Resolution No. 2016-46 (Oct. 2016)
Taos County Board of Commissioners passes Resolution No. 2016-46, formally supporting NMDOT's efforts to find and install protective safety measures, to prevent suicides and ensure public safety at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge.
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Rio Grande Gorge Structural Feasibility Analysis (Jan. 2015)
Engineering firm HDR prepares structural feasibility analysis for the NMDOT to determine the possibility of adding a suicide deterrent system to the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge.
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