Las Cruces: The New Mexico Department of Transportation District One office (NMDOT) along with White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) has posted an alert for Tuesday January 31, 2017 for US 70 at 6:55 am and will last approximately one hour.

The roadblocks will be located on HWY 70 at This block will be located at Blue Block (2 miles East of the access road - Mile Marker 172) and Brown Block (Mile Marker-192). St. Augustin Pass, LC Gate, will not be affected. Nike Ave will be affected by this block.

All roadblocks are subject to change without notice, please call 575-678-1178 for updates go to Facebook: www.facebook.com/WSMRPublicAffairs; Twitter: https://twitter.com/wsmrpao or New Mexico Department of Transportation: www.nmroads.com. For additional information regarding closures for WSMR contact Lisa Blevins, Public Affairs Specialist at ednamaya.e.blevins.civ@mail.mil (575) 678-1134 - office.