Dirt Road Maintenance

The City maintains dirt roads within City Limits as the budget and conditions allow.  The goal of this maintenance is to provide access to residents who live off of these roads.  Residents who live off of dirt roads should understand that their roads will become bumpy from "washboarding", are dusty during the dry weather, and can become muddy and rutted during wet weather.  During inclement weather access for residents is defined as one passable lane with access to one driveway per household; during these times it is advisable for residents to use a high clearance vehicle to access their property and utilize these roads.

City Staff strives to provide the best service possible, however, given our resources and manpower we cannot provide services on demand, and are sometimes unable to provide services for weeks at a time.  We prioritize our services to higher traffic volume roads over lower traffic volume roads so that we can provide the most service to the most residents as possible. Dirt road maintenance, click here Version OptionsDirt Road MaintenanceHeadline for the weekly grading schedule.

Per New Mexico State Law, Chapter 3, Article 33 NMSA, 1978 Improvement Districts the City cannot pave local roads for residents. If you would like to investigate paving your road, please visit our Special Assessment District (SAD) page.

When reporting issues please use the Report Rio Rancho application.