The Department of Transportation is working with the engineering consulting group HDR to finish the project’s design by July. Construction will begin after a contract is awarded.

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation says it remains steadfast in fulfilling a historic commitment by its former Cabinet secretary to build higher railings at the Rio Grande Gorge ...

PERSONS WERE INJURED DURING THE SITUATION. FOOT TRAFFIC HAS NOW BEEN CLOSED FOR A WEEK AT THE RIO GRANDE GORGE BRIDGE NEAR TAOS. THE CLOSURE WAS PROMPTED BY A STRING OF SUICIDES, AND OFFICIALS SAY ...

TAOS — The sidewalks along the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge are usually thronged with tourists every day of the week. Sightseers peer over the bridge’s 4-foot tall railings into the viridescent water ...

Framed by New Mexico's stunning land of canyons and rising 565 feet over the Rio Grande, a steel arch near Taos has become one of the area's most popular attractions with a peculiar nickname: the ...

TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – Taos County deputies were able to intervene to prevent a third suicide in 10 days at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge outside of Taos. Deputies were dispatched to the gorge bridge on ...

TAOS COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The state is making a new commitment to make the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge safer and keep people from taking their lives. That announcement was made on Friday as advocates are ...

TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) — In northern New Mexico, there’s a small town known as the “Soul of the Southwest.” Taos is home to much of the Land of Enchantment’s history, including the Rio Gorge bridge, a ...

TAOS — Youth and suicide prevention advocates in Taos are increasing pressure on the state to install lifesaving deterrents at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge ...

Rio Grande Gorge Bridge safety railing update ...