THE SUMMER SEASON MEANS MORE ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN NEW MEXICO. HERE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA, THE BIGGEST PROJECT WILL BE THE RE-WORKING OF THE INTERCHANGE AT I-25 AND U.S. 550 AT BERNALILLO. IT'S BEING CONVERTED TO A SINGLE POINT URBAN, SIMILAR TO LOUISIANA AND I-40 … AND ADDING TWO LANES TO 550 FROM I-25 TO NM 313.
THE D-O-T'S PHIL GALLEGOS TELLS 770 KKOB THE WORK IS INTENDED TO EASE THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THAT AREA…AND WILL BE GOING ON FOR MONTHS. THE SPEED LIMIT HAS BEEN REDUCED ON THE INTERSTATE…AND FINES WILL BE DOUBLED IF YOU'RE CAUGHT SPEEDING IN THE WORK ZONE.
