STATE D-O-T OFFICIALS SAY THERE WILL BE A MAJOR MILESTONE ON THE I-25/RIO BRAVO INTERCHANGE PROJECT ON MONDAY. SPOKESWOMAN KIM GALLEGOS TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB A NEW LOOP RAMP WILL BE OPENING. IT’LL ALLOW FOR EASTBOUND TRAFFIC ON RIO BRAVO TO STAY IN THE RIGHT OUTSIDE LANE WITHOUT A SIGNAL TO ACCESS NORTHBOUND I-25.
THE D-O-T CAUTIONS THAT THERE MAY BE SOME BACKUP AT THE LOOP RAMP DURING THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF THE NEW CONFIGURATION. WHEN THE 55-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IS FINISHED THIS SUMMER, THE INTERSTATE WILL GO FROM FOUR TO SIX LANES AT THE INTERCHANGE.
