THERE COULD BE LONG LINES OF TRAFFIC AGAIN THIS WEEKEND ON I-40 IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IS DOING WORK TO PRESERVE THE BRIDGE OVER THE DIVERSION CHANNELS NEAR THE “BIG I”…AND THERE WILL, ONCE AGAIN, BE LANE CLOSURES.
THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THREE EASTBOUND AND THREE WESTBOUND LANES WILL BE CLOSED FOR ABOUT A MILE, BETWEEN THE INTERCHANGE AND CARLISLE BLVD. THE WORK WILL BEGIN AT 9 PM FRIDAY…AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY 5 AM MONDAY, AT THE LATEST.