New Mexico US Sen. Heinrich, Rep. Vasquez announce $10M for ‘relief route’ repairs

By: Source NM Staff

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: September 29, 2026

Words: 279

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez, both New Mexico Democrats, on Monday announced $10 million in federal funding to repair the US285 Relief Route used to transport nuclear materials to the federal Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad.

WIPP, as its known, has served as underground depository for transuranic radioactive waste from U.S. Department of Energy sites around the country since 1999.

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