By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
Congress Woman Teresa Ledger Fernandez was in Raton Wednesday afternoon October 10-2026, to present the City of Raton with a check to help cover the cost of the I-27 alignment study which is a first step in the estimated $3 billion project.
Lauren Garduño, CEO of Ports-to-Plains along with City Commissioners and Colfax County Commissioner Si Trujillo to accept the check. Garduño gave a brief history of the interstate system indicating that it began in 1956 when President Eisenhower signed the interstate system into law. Funding for the interstate system ended in 1996. Projects like the Ports-to-Plains will bring back interstate construction and as a result bring several billions of dollars over the next 20 to 30 years.
Fernandez noted in her comments that this is an important project to help rural communities, farms and ranchers to get product to the consumers.
After that Fernandez met with KRTN Multi-Media at the Historic Shuler Theater for an interview that covered the check presentation, The Democratic Party and how it has become somewhat splintered. The conversation also covered Medicare, immigration, social security and voting.
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