Westbound I-40 reopens west of Gallup following crash

Posted: Nov 27, 2020 / 11:23 AM MST / Updated: Nov 27, 2020 / 01:20 PM MST

GALLUP, N.M. (KRQE) – Westbound I-40 west of Gallup at mile marker 17 has been reopened after a crash on Friday morning according to NMROADS. It is snowing in the area and construction is also going on making for difficult driving conditions.

Drivers were being diverted onto NM 118 as crews cleared the roadways.

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