ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A major construction project is set to break ground next week along a busy stretch of Interstate 25 in northeast Albuquerque.

This will affect the Comanche and Montgomery exits. There will be continuous lane and shoulder closures. Construction will begin toward the end of the month.

The project will expand I-25 to four lanes on each side, all the way through northeast Albuquerque. Currently, there is a chokepoint at Montgomery that bunches up traffic.

They will also redo the Montgomery and Comanche interchanges.

“It’s just going to accommodate more traffic at higher speeds and some safety measures implemented in there as well,” said Kimberly Gallegos, the spokesperson for NMDOT District 3.

The new interchanges will include Texas U-turns. Those allow drivers to make a U-turn on the frontage road without waiting at a light. There’s also plans to add barriers for bike paths on Montgomery and Comanche.

According to NMDOT, there will be lane closures along the frontage road this week as crews prepare some utilities for the much bigger project, set to wrap up in 2027.