MAJOR ROAD WORK ON I-25

MOTORISTS GET READY. THE BIG I-25/PASEO DEL NORTE PROJECT IS ABOUT TO BEGIN. BARRIERS AND LANE RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IN PLACE BY TOMORROW(TUES) MORNING. PHIL GALLEGOS WITH THE D-O-T TELLS US ONE OF THE FIRST IMPACTS WILL BE THE LOSS OF THE LEFT LANE ON THE NORTHBOUND OFF RAMP TO PASEO. HE SAYS A SIMILAR SITUATION IS IN PLACE FURTHER UP I-25 AT EXIT 242 AT BERNALILLO WHERE THERE IS ONE LANE CLOSED ON THE NORTHBOUND OFF RAMP. GALLEGOS SAYS BOTH PROJECTS WILL TEST THE PATIENCE OF MOTORISTS. HE'S URGING EVERYONE TO GIVE THEMSELVES EXTRA TIME WHEN USING EITHER INTERCHANGE.