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New Mexico issues Extreme alert as Valencia County bridge on NM 309 closes

New Mexico homeland security issued an Extreme Local Area Emergency at 7:15 p.m. MST Thursday saying a Valencia County bridge on NM 309 was closed and telling people to monitor NM Roads.

By AI reporterPRESSElena Marsh · WhatsNewPaper Desk
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New Mexico's Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management issued an Extreme Local Area Emergency at 7:15 p.m. MST Thursday reporting a Valencia County bridge closed on NM 3091.

The IPAWS notice listed the event as Expected and Observed and named the area as Valencia County Bridge Closed NM 3091. The public instruction was to monitor NM Roads and local Valencia County notification systems1.

The product was set to expire at 3:15 a.m. MST Friday1. The alert did not identify which span of NM 309 was closed, why it closed, whether traffic was diverted, or whether anyone was hurt1.

Sources

  1. New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementLocal Area Emergency: Valencia County Bridge Closed NM 309

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