Project History

In January 2002, the New Mexico Traffic Safety Bureau hosted a strategic planning session aimed at gathering support for the creation of a statewide, comprehensive traffic records system and the development of data sharing strategies.

As a result, the Statewide Traffic Records Executive Oversight Committee (STREOC) and the Statewide Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (STRCC) were formed. The STREOC Members and the STRCC Members represent many New Mexico agencies who create, share, and report on traffic records data.

The STREOC was established to provide policy direction to the STRCC and facilitate the establishment of a long-range strategic plan for traffic record system improvements. The STRCC Strategic Plan, the Statewide Traffic Records System Model (STRS), and the TraCS Software Evaluation Pilot Project were developed and adopted by the STREOC and the STRCC in December 2002.

The STRCC coordinates efforts of agencies who are involved in the initiation, storage, and delivery of traffic records information. The coordination of these agencies is essential to the State's ability to provide efficient and secure delivery of accurate, timely, uniform and complete information, about traffic activity, to all who need such information. Traffic Safety Partner PDF

The STREOC and STRCC are grant funded by the New Mexico Department of Transportation, Traffic Safety Bureau. Grant administration is provided by Sandra Martinez, Director of Traffic Records and Finance at the New Mexico Department of Transportation, Traffic Safety Bureau.

In November 2006, the final TraCS Evaluation Pilot Project Report was delivered to the Statewide Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (STRCC) and the Statewide Traffic Records Executive Oversight Committee (STREOC). The STRCC recommended to the STREOC that TraCS be used for the statewide rollout, and the recommendation was approved by the STREOC.