YOU’LL FIND IT EASIER TO GET AROUND THE I-40/LOUISIANA INTERCHANGE. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS WORK HAS WRAPPED-UP ON THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE I-40 WESTBOUND ON AND OFF RAMPS AS WELL AS IMPROVEMENTS TO LOUISIANA BOULEVARD. KIMBERLY GALLEGOS IS WITH THE N-M-D-O-T. SHE SAYS THEY MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RAMPS, INSTALLED CURB AND GUTTER, REINFORCED THE BRIDGES AND PLACES NEW OVERHEAD SIGNS.
THE PROJECT HAD A PRICE TAG OF NEARLY 5-MILLION DOLLARS AND WORK BEGAN BACK IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. THE N-M-D-O-T SAYS THE WORK WAS COMPLETED ABOUT 10 DAYS EARLY.
