IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ALONG I-40 LATE THIS WEEK AND EARLY NEXT WEEK… WATCH YOUR SPEED AND BUCKLE UP. NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE ARE PARTICIPATING IN A NATIONWIDE PROGRAM – PLACING OFFICERS EVERY 20 MILES ALONG 370 MILES OF THE NEW MEXICO PORTION OF THE INTERSTATE. STATE TROOPERS WILL BE JOINED BY SEVEN OTHER AGENCIES, INCREASING PATROLS DURING TWO 12-HOUR PERIODS: ONE 12 HOUR PERIOD IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH; THE OTHER IS SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1ST. THESE ARE THE TWO BUSIEST TRAVEL DAYS DURING THE THANKSGIVING PERIOD.
