The New Mexico Department of Transportation and White Sands Missile Range has announced that US 70 is scheduled to be closed this morning at 6:50 a.m. for approximately one hour. This is the third block scheduled for this morning.
The road blocks for this closure are scheduled to be located at the top of San Augustin Pass at mile marker 164 and at White Sands National Park at mile marker 200.
The Las Cruces Gate and Owen Road will also be affected by this closure. Nike Avenue will not be affected. Roadblocks are subject to change without notice.