Department of Municipal Development

Albuquerque's Department of Municipal Development is dedicated to building our public facilities better and faster than ever before - from streets to drainage channels to Isotopes Park, Albuquerque's AAA baseball stadium and the 6th Area Command Center for the Albuquerque Police Department.

The Department was created in June of 2003 to lead the way in completing important projects on schedule and on budget for all City residents.

The Department brings together the individuals needed to plan, manage, and build these projects, providing us with the opportunity to achieve our goal: building Albuquerque...better, faster!

DMD Story of the Week January 9th, 2012

DMD Director Michael Riordan, P.E. gives local perspective speech at UNM's 49th annual Paving and Transportation Conference.

Municipal Development Director Michael Riordan, a 1999 graduate from UNM's School of Engineering, gave the local perspective speech at the 49th annual Paving and Transportation conference January 9th. This year's theme was 'New Mexico 2035'

In his usual amiable style, Riordan entertained the crowd of engineers and contractors from across the southwest with a speech highlighting the opportunities the City of Albuquerque is facing over the next 20 years.

Click Here to read the speech.

Engineering

Transportation Section

Conducts studies, designs, and implements the construction of streets, intersections, bike lanes, multi-purpose trails, and sidewalks to create a safe, efficient transportation system.

West Central Road Diet

West Central Avenue between 8th Street and Lomas Boulevard is going through a road diet, adding bike lanes and on street parking. Read the West Central Avenue Corridor Concept Plan here. This concept plan will restripe Central Avenue to one through lane in each direction with a continuous left turn lane, bike lane and on street parking.

Once the re-striping has taken place, traffic will be monitored for a one year period. During this time information will be collected to determine the effectiveness of the proposed design and quantify the benefits and impacts of the road diet prior to permanent construction.

Other Engineering Projects

Read the 'New Vision for Lead & Coal Avenues: A Quality of Life Document'.

Read information on the Wyoming Boulevard Widening Project.

Read the Street Maintenance and Rehabilitation in the Twenty First Century Presentation that was presented to the District 8 Coalition Meeting.

Email your suggestions on the Coors Blvd Study Plan.

Storm/Drainage Design Section

Conducts studeis, designs, and implements the construction of storm drains, drainage channels, bridges, and ponding areas to control flooding and improve storm water quality. More >>

The Capital Implementation Program

The Capital Implementation Program implements the City's adopted goals and objectives through the capital planning process involving the preparation of the biennial ten-year capital program. CIP is responsible for median and interstate landscaping, and tracks state legislative capital outlay process. The Division seeks to enhance the physical and cultural development of the city by implementing the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Comprehensive Plan and other adopted plans and policies. More >>

Parking Management

Provide management of parking facilities for the City of Albuquerque and manage parking enforcement activities for businesses, government agencies and the public. 
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Construction Services

Manages all uses within the public right-of-way (ROW) by issuing barricade and excavation permits, inspecting all barricaded sites, approving all special events, as well as construction inspection of many major City capital improvement contruction projects. Division includes the City's Survey section, the Maps and Records section. More >>

Street/Storm Maintenance

Provides a well-maintained transportation network for the traveling public and maintains storm drainage systems to ensure the safe transport and disposal of storm water runoff.  More >>

Traffic Engineering

Installs and maintains traffic signals, intelligent transportation network, streetlights, flashing beacons, signs, and pavement markings. More >>

Facilities and Energy Management

Provides management and maintenance services such as HVAC, Electrical and Plumbing for approximately 200 City-owned facilities. These facilites include fire stations, police stations, senior centers, transit facilities, and public works facilities.  More >>

Security Services

Provides uniformed security services at City-owned facilities in an effort to establish a safe and friendly environment for both visitors and employees.

Fiscal

Tracks financial data for all City capital projects and makes sure that the Department stays within its budget.

Contract Services

Provides legal oversight of contract preparation, negotiation, bid, award, and performance of construction contracting throughout the city.