Interstate 10 from Arizona to New Mexico closed due to dust storm

PHOENIX — Arizonans traveling to New Mexico on Sunday will have to consider a different route.

The Interstate 10 was closed at the New Mexico state line due to a dust storm, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

NMDOT has closed I-10 EB/WB just east of the Arizona state line at MP 10 for blowing dust.

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) July 15, 2018

The highway was closed from milepost 0 to 20.

The eastbound I-10 was also closed from mileposts 352 and 391 due to the storm.

I-10 EB between MPs 352 and 391: The eastbound lanes are closed. This is due to the dust storm that closed the I-10 in New Mexico from the state line to MP 20. #AzTraffic pic.twitter.com/onUVJXjMX9

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) July 15, 2018

Both portions of the highway reopened around 5 p.m. Sunday.

Drivers could have used the US 191 northbound to US 70 eastbound to reach Lordsburg, New Mexico.

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