ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s New Mexico’s largest single highway construction project in the last 20 years, revamping one of Albuquerque’s major interchanges. Now, the next phase of the project will completely shut down an off-ramp for about a month.
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The I-25 Improved project broke ground more than a year ago. It’s designed to widen the interstate and reduce congestion between Montgomery and Comanche. The three-year project is past its midway point, but now workers are getting ready to start one of the most significant portions yet. That will require a 24/7 closure of the northbound Montgomery off-ramp for at least three weeks. “This closure is absolutely necessary to safely build the new ramp. What I can say is that once the new off-ramp is opened, it will have added capacity, and this really is a major milestone in the completion of the overall project,” said Kristine Bustos-Mihelcic, Communication Director for NMDOT.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation says once completed, the new ramp will add three “through lanes” in each direction, shared-use paths separated by barriers, and U-turns in each direction, nearly doubling the capacity of cars that can go through…