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Blowing Dust Closes Freeway At The Arizona-New Mexico Border

A section of Interstate 10 on both sides of the Arizona-New Mexico border is closed in both directions for the second consecutive day because of blowing dust.

Arizona Department of Transportation officials say eastbound lanes of I-10 in southeastern Arizona near San Simon were closed about noon Monday along with westbound lanes of the freeway at Lordsburg, New Mexico about 15 miles west of the state line.

There's no estimated time yet for the freeway to reopen.

On Sunday, a multiple-car crash near San Simon closed I-10 for several hours after severe wind and dust caused zero visibility in the area.

The area caused major trouble last year as a local farm kept sending massive clouds of dust during windy days.

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