TAOS — At a youth rally held Friday in response to a recent string of suicides at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, state Rep. Susan Herrera, D-Embudo, said state lawmakers would be seeking an updated feasibility study and between $10 million and $15 million from next year's legislative session for additional safety measures, such as higher railings, at the 60-year-old structure.

"By God, if there's anything I care about, it's this," Herrera told a crowd of students, first responders and families of people who have died at the bridge. "I'm going to do everything in my power to get that money in the budget this year with an emergency clause, so as soon as we have the money, we can start building it. That's what we need to do."

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