Las Cruces: The New Mexico Department of Transportation District One office (NMDOT) along with White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) has posted two alerts for Monday October 7, 2019.

US 70 is scheduled to be blocked at 4:25 A.M. and should last approximately one hour.  This block will be located at Blue Block (2 miles east of the access road - Mile Marker 172) and at Brown Block (located at the Mile Marker 192).  San Augustin Pass and LC Gate are NOT affected. Nike Ave will not be affected for this block.

US 70 is scheduled to be blocked again at 8:10 A.M. and should last approximately one hour. This block will be located at Red Block (top of ST. Augustin Pass /mile marker 164) and Yellow Block (White Sands National Monument /mile marker 200). The Las Cruces Gate, Owen Road and Nike Ave will also be affected by this block.

All roadblocks are subject to change without notice, please call WSMR at 575-678-2222 for updates or go to New Mexico Department of Transportation:  www.nmroads.comor call 511.