After over 25 hours I-25 is back open

From KRQE-TV.com - (AP) - A day after blizzard conditions shut down much of northeastern New Mexico, state highway officials say they are mopping up and getting major thoroughfares reopened. Paul Gray with the New Mexico highway department says officials have reopened Interstate 25 between Las Vegas and the Colorado line. He said highway crews had to clear drifts as high as 5 feet in some areas between Wagon Mound and Springer. White out conditions from Las Vegas to Raton forced state police to shut the road down early Monday leaving people to wait it out in Las Vegas while the storm passed and roads were cleared. Not only road crews have to clear the highway from snow and ice, state police and the National Guard had to clear I-25 from some cars that got stuck in the white out. Car and semis have been steadily streaming onto I-25 after hours of waiting and waiting. Hotels in Las Vegas filled up Monday night with drivers who had no where to go. Now the roads are open but that doesn't mean everyone is in the clear. State police are telling drivers to play it safe. There may still be some slick spots on the interstate. Read more

After over 25 hours I-25 is back open