Las Cruces – The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) District One office along with La Calerita Construction will have to close a section of Union Avenue as the contractor demos the eastbound bridge on I-10. This must be done in order for the contractor to reconstruct a new bridge overpass. The first phase (westbound lanes) construction has been completed and the second phase (eastbound lanes) construction is underway.
Motorists will be notified of one lane reductions on I-10 as work progresses. The eastbound (EB) traffic will be detoured through the westbound (WB) passing lane on I-10 during construction of the eastbound bridge. All westbound ramps are open to traffic and will remain open during this construction phase.
· Schedule of work will be as follows:
- The EB Conway off ramp will remain open to traffic.
- The EB Conway on ramp will be closed.
- Construction of Ramp E bridge will continue. Eastbound access to I-10 at Valley Drive and University Avenue remains closed.
Union Avenue is scheduled to be CLOSED at 6:00 AM Friday January 15, 2015 to6:00 PM Sunday January 17, 2015 for removing the existing bridge.
The detour signs will be in place alerting motorists of the closure along with speed restrictions throughout our work zones. The NMDOT encourages the traveling public to use extreme caution and to obey the traffic signs and drive safely.