APPARENTLY, A CLOSED OFF RAMP ISN’T GOING TO STOP YOU FROM GETTING TO YOUR FAVORITE STORES IN ALBUQUERQUE’S UPTOWN. THE EASTBOUND I-40 OFF RAMP AT LOUISIANA CLOSED LAST WEEK SO CREWS CAN CONTINUE TO REBUILD IT, ADDING AN ADDITIONAL LANE. RANDY SANCHEZ IS THE GENERAL MANAGER AT CORONADO MALL.
SANCHEZ SAYS SPRING BREAK LAST WEEK WAS THE TRUE TEST, AND PEOPLE DID FIND WAYS TO GET TO CORONADO. HE SAYS MANY OF THEM SIMPLY WENT A LITTLE FURTHER AND EXITED I-40 AT WYOMING.
THE LOUISIANA OFF RAMP SHOULD REOPEN IN EARLY MAY.