LORDSBURG, N.M. (AP) - A section of Interstate 10 near the New Mexico-Arizona border was closed for nearly two hours due to high winds and blowing dust.
New Mexico Department of Transportation officials say the westbound lanes of the freeway were re-opened around 6 p.m. Monday but only the passing lane of eastbound I-10 is open at this time.
Traffic was diverted onto U.S. 70 after visibility became low in the Lordsburg area around 4 p.m.
People were interested in these podcasts
In recent months and years, the stretch of highway near rural Lordsburg has seen deadly crashes and closures due to similar conditions stemming from the desert landscape and a dry lakebed.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.