$56 million proposed for Lea County roadways Christina Holt/News-Sun LOVINGTON — Roads in Lea County take a beating daily from heavy trucks moving in and out of the oil fields, so Lea County Assistant County Manager Corey Needham has proposed $56 million for road projects to revitalize those aging thoroughfares. Lea County Commissioners heard Needham’s proposal for fiscal year 2024/25 …

LOVINGTON — The city of Lovington on Wednesday took a double-dip on upcoming projects with back-to-back groundbreaking ceremonies for a $21 million project to rebuild a portion of the New Mexico Hwy. 82/Main Street corridor downtown and a $6 million build to house the city’s Magistrate Court. Francisco Sanchez, New Mexico Department of Transportation district engineer for southeast New Mexico, …

Lea County has spent or committed more than $2.5 million in roadwork so far this year, according to data submitted by the county’s Assistant Manager for Operations Corey Needham. That amount includes multiple grants from the New Mexico Department of Transportation already budgeted for the road department. The largest portion of the total will be about $1.9 million for reconstruction …