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White Sands Missile Range to block U.S. 70 twice Monday

White Sands Missile Range will block Hwy. 70 twice Monday, June 8, with closures scheduled at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

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White Sands Missile Range to block U.S. 70 twice Monday
White Sands Missile Range has scheduled two U.S. 70 roadblocks for Monday, June 8. (Photo illustration / ChatGPT)

The closures are scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. June 8, with each block expected to last about one hour.

Organ Mountain News report

LAS CRUCES - White Sands Missile Range has scheduled two roadblocks on U.S. 70 for Monday, June 8.

U.S. 70 will be blocked beginning at 9:30 a.m. and again at 12:30 p.m. Each closure is expected to last about one hour, with the roadblocks scheduled to lift by 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

The closures will be at the Blue Block, 2 miles east of the access road at mile marker 172, and at the Brown Block at mile marker 192.

San Augustin Pass and the Las Cruces Gate will not be affected. Nike Avenue will be affected by the closure.

All roadblocks are subject to change without notice. For updates, call White Sands Missile Range at 575-678-2221 or 575-678-2222, visit NMRoads.com or call 511.

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