Staff Reports
Beginning Feb. 23, motorists who use N.M. State Road 118 between Church Rock and Gallup will be detoured onto Interstate 40 for several months while crews replace an aging bridge east of N.M. 566.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation’s District Six office annouced a full closure of N.M. 118 between N.M. 566 and Navajo Boulevard, about a mile and a half east of the bridge site.
Crews will remove existing structure and build two new bridges over the South Fork of the Puerco River near Church Rock. Eastbound and westbound traffic will be rerouted to I-40 during the project.
Transportation officials expect the closure and detour to remain in place through the summer.
The project is being completed by the NMDOT and its contractor, Siete Inc., as part of broader roadway improvements along the corridor. Work is scheduled Monday through Friday during daylight hours.
