Update: Travel lanes in both directions of Interstate 40 are reopened in Albuquerque, according to the NM Roads website. Below are previous details of the highway closure for several hours, affecting eastbound and westbound traffic on Friday afternoon, June 14. Both directions of Interstate 40 have been reopened. closed to traffic in Albuquerque.Follow: Interactive traffic map from Traffic Watch 7The closure to westbound traffic occurred at mile marker 162 of San Mateo Boulevard NE. Eastbound traffic was closed at Carlisle Boulevard NE, milepost 161, according to the NM Roads website. There was a second westbound closure listed for milepost 156 at the Rio Grande. The lanes have since reopened and NM Roads said the closure at 4:21 p.m. was due to police activity. Albuquerque police said they arrested one person near Hwy and Rio Grande. The website then indicated the first traffic closures in San. Mateo and Carlisle are due to an incident. Law enforcement was visible in San Mateo during the highway closure. The Albuquerque Police Department said crisis response officers were working to de-escalate the situation with a person at the San Mateo Viaduct. Stay informed about the latest updates with the KOAT app. You can download it here.
Update: Travel lanes in both directions of Interstate 40 are reopened in Albuquerque, according to the NM Roads website.
Below are previous details of the hour-long highway closure, affecting both eastbound and westbound traffic, on Friday afternoon, June 14.
Both directions of Interstate 40 were closed to traffic in Albuquerque.
Follow: Traffic Watch 7 interactive traffic map
The closure to westbound traffic occurred at mile marker 162 of San Mateo Boulevard NE. Eastbound traffic was closed at Carlisle Boulevard NE, milepost 161, according to the NM Roads website.
There was a second westbound closure listed for milepost 156 at the Rio Grande. The lanes have since reopened and NM Roads said the closure at 4:21 p.m. was due to police activity.
Albuquerque police said they arrested one person near Hwy and Rio Grande.
The website then said the first traffic closures in San Mateo and Carlisle were due to an incident. Law enforcement was visible in San Mateo during the highway closure.
The Albuquerque Police Department said crisis intervention officers were working to de-escalate the situation with a person at the San Mateo Viaduct.
Stay informed about the latest updates with the KOAT app. You can download it here.