Glenwood, NM, — The Gila National Forest, Glenwood Ranger District reminds you that New Mexico Department of Transportation will be closing New Mexico State Highway 159 (Bursum Road) will be closed for the winter beginning at noon Friday, December 15. Gates will be locked just above Mogollon through the mountain to Willow Creek Mesa. Travelers will need to go through Reserve to get to Willow Creek or Snow Lake until the closure is lifted in the spring.

For more information, please call the Glenwood Ranger District at 575.539.2481 or the Reserve Ranger District at 575.533.6232. For more information on road conditions, you may call 511 on your cell phone or go to: http://nmroads.com/mapIndex.html?

For information on the Gila National Forest, check out our website at http://www.fs.usda.gov/gila.