Update: ROADWAY ADVISORY:
I-10 WEST AND EASTBOUND is CLOSED from Las Cruces to the Texas state line due to roadways being iced over. Snow flurries mixed with rain and freezing conditions have created dangerous driving conditions. Please avoid this section of roadway and any others that are reported closed, and seek an alternate route should you need to travel. Motorists traveling will be detoured at the I-10/I-25 Interchange, and will have access back to Las Cruces at the University exit off of I-10 and I-25.

CLOSURES:
NM-90 from Lordsburg to Silver City is now CLOSED. The NMDOT has Maintenance personnel detailed out in full operation as they work across the state conducting snow removal operations. Motorists are encouraged to avoid any travels along the routes listed below as closures, and to exercise extreme caution during these events.

US-70 from NASA exit mm 161 to White Sands Missile Range mm 71 is closed due to snow and low visibility over the San Augustine pass. Please avoid this route until conditions change.

NM-404 from Anthony, NM to Chaparral, NM is closed due to heavy snow and low visibility. Please seek an alternate route.
NM-152 is CLOSED due to winter weather conditions as roadways are snow packed and icy.

NM159, NM-52 and NM-174 have been closed due to the flood, and will remain closed until conditions change.
 
I-10 Arizona to Texas State line:
I-10 corridor is reporting high winds, with snow and rain. Roadways are icy in various areas which will make driving conditions very difficult as black icy will form at the bridge overpasses.
 
I-25:
I-25 from Socorro to Las Cruces is reporting snow and rain, with black icy throughout the interstate and on the bridge overpasses.
 
Additional routes include: US-70, US-60 and US-180 with snow flurries and slick roadways. Motorists are advised to proceed with caution throughout the weekend as the storm moves through New Mexico. The NMDOT has Maintenance personnel detailed out in full operation as they work across the state conducting snow removal operations.
 
The District One office for the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) continues to update their roadway conditions on www.nmroads.com as conditions change.

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