Whenever it is necessary to straighten or alter any street to facilitate traffic, the governing body may:

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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 3-49-2

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.

A.     with the consent of the owner, exchange the land on which the street lies for any land owned and held in fee simple;

B.     convert the land received from the owner in fee simple to a street; and

C.     execute a deed to the land on which the street lies to the owner who has exchanged his land with the municipality for the land on which the street lies.