The Transportation Division includes Traffic and Transit operations. Please note that this is a field office, with administrative staffing typically available between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Although you are welcome to stop by anytime, we recommend that you call to make an appointment to ensure that staff will be available.

Nancy Talley is a Los Alamos native and has been working for the County's Traffic Division since 1990. Nancy is a member of the American Traffic Safety Services Association, the Institute of Transportation Engineers, and the International Municipal Signal Association. Because Los Alamos is "home" for Nancy, she is interested in promoting the quality of life for Los Alamos County residents and visitors through traffic safety, traffic calming, walkability and bicycle accessibility.

The Transportation Division is responsible for all Traffic operations, including maintenance, repair and replacement of traffic signals, school flashers, site distance, streetlights, signs, traffic safety, and pavement markings. This Division also performs professional traffic engineering services including traffic impact studies, traffic counts, speed zone studies, traffic calming, pedestrian walkability, bicycle accessibility, and various other traffic engineering studies and reports. The Transportation Manager also serves as the staff liaison to the Transportation Board.

An approved Traffic Permit is required for any activity that impedes traffic on public roads and thoroughfares in the County. Such activities include: construction, excavation, block parties, parades and marathons, movement of hazardous waste of oversize vehicles, etc. All Traffic Permit Applications must be reviewed and approved by the Transportation Division.

Have you noticed a traffic-related problem? If so, please tell us! We are responsible for problems with streetlights, traffic signals (lights or detection problems), school flashers, crosswalks, site distance, traffic control work zones, and traffic signs. Please provide a specific location. If the concern is with a traffic signal, it is very helpful if you can specify the location, which direction you were traveling, whether it involves the pole (vertical) or mastarm (horizontal) signal, approximately what time you noticed the problem, and a brief explanation of the problem you experienced.

The County of Los Alamos started operating Atomic City Transit in October, 2007. Serving the townsite and White Rock with a downtown trolley and neighborhood routes Monday through Friday, Atomic City Transit has been a well-received addition to County services. Please check out the Atomic City Transit Website to see how Atomic City Transit can help you "Keep Your Ride Simple...Get on the Bus!!!"

Transit Manager: Mike Davis

Location: 101 Camino Entrada, Bldg. 1, Los Alamos, NM 87544

Phone: (505) 663-1762

Fax: (505) 662-8415 

Mike is originally from Utah. Prior to coming to Los Alamos County, Mike served as the Operations Manager for Johnson County Transit, based in Olathe, Kansas. Mike also spent five years as the Director of Planning for the second largest transit agency in Colorado, the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) based in Aspen Colorado. While working for RFTA he oversaw the 30-mile expansion of bus service along the I-70 corridor. Mike has also worked for transit systems in Arizona, Montana, and Utah. He received his Master of Urban Planning (MUP) degree from the University of Kansas and is a certified planner with the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).