PROJECT NUMBER: NM BR AAO ELBU(1)

PROJECT NAME: Elephant Butte Historic Roads

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The Elephant Butte Dam approximately 4 miles east of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, in Sierra County.  The Elephant Butte Lake State Park which is managed by NM State Parks under a lease agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.  The project is located at the southern end of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and includes the Damsite area and Paseo del Rio.  The Damsite area includes visitor amenities, a day use area, camping, casitas, and houses to rent. Paseo del Rio offers campsites, river access, hiking and biking trails, and historic information boards. Roads within the historic district also provide access to the largest marina at Elephant Butte Reservoir.

SCOPE OF THE WORK:  

The project will use asphalt and aggregate base to resurface, restore, and rehabilitate multiple road segments within the Elephant Butte Historic District including: Dam Site Winding Road A/B, Ruins Road, Hospital Canyon Road A/B, Dam Site Entrance Road, unpaved Dam Site Marina Entrance Road, and Paseo Del Rio Campground Access Road.

The Paseo Del Rio River Access Road has native surfacing but will be improved with aggregate surfacing.  Six paved parking lots will be rehabilitated and repaved.  Four additional gravel/native/paved parking lots will be rehabilitated with aggregate surfacing.

This project is separated into a base Schedule A, along with two Options, X and Y, to maximize the work that can be completed with the available funds.

Schedule A Includes:

•            Hospital Canyon Road A and B

•            Dam Site Entrance Road

•            Winding Road and Approach Roads

•            Paseo Del Rio Campground Access Road and Approach Roads

•            Dam Site Upper East and Upper West Parking

•            Dam Site Recreation Area Restaurant parking and Overflow Parking

•            Paseo Del Rio Recreation Area Highway 51 River Access Parking

•            Paseo Del Rio Recreation Area Campground Comfort Station Parking

•            Old Fish Hatchery Parking

•            Winding Road Parking

Option X includes:

•            Ruins Road

Option Y includes:

•            Dam Site Marina Entrance Road (concrete)

•            Dam Site Marina Entrance Road (unpaved)

•            Dam Site Marina South Parking