THE BIG I-25/PASEO DEL NORTE PROJECT IS IS UNDERWAY IN ALBUQUERQUE. BARRIERS AND LANE RESTRICTIONS WERE PUT IN PLACE BY 6:00 TUESDAY 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. EASTBOUND PASEO IS OPEN, BUT WESTBOUND PASEO IS NARROWED TO ONE LANE FOR NOW.
A SIMILAR SITUATION IS IN PLACE FURTHER UP I-25 AT EXIT 242 AT BERNALILLO. GALLEGOS SAYS THE EXIT 242 OFF RAMP IS REDUCED TO ONE LANE. HE SAYS IT HAS MANY OF THE SAME SITUATIONS AS PASEO, WITH A LOT OF OFF-RAMP TRAFFIC IN THE EVENING.
GALLEGOS SAYS BOTH PROJECTS WILL TEST THE PATIENCE OF MOTORISTS. HE'S URGING EVERYONE TO GIVE THEMSELVES EXTRA TIME … ABOUT 15 OR 20 MINUTES … WHEN USING EITHER INTERCHANGE.
