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On a late June morning, William Rose stood on a pile of dirt near Interstate 25 looking at where the old Montgomery Boulevard bridge used to be.

鈥淵ou get a little bit of 鈥榮hock and awe鈥� when you take a step back and see what鈥檚 changing,鈥� said Rose, a New Mexico Department of Transportation District 3 project manager.

The old bridge was taken down a week ago to make room for a new interchange. When completed, it will have three lanes in both directions, a bicycle and pedestrian path and 鈥淭exas turnaround鈥� lanes, he said.

People can use the turnarounds 鈥� also known as 鈥淭exas U-turns鈥� 鈥� to 鈥渇lip back around onto the interstate without stopping to wait for a light,鈥� NMDOT District 3 spokesperson Kim Gallegos said, adding the department will soon announce the winner of a recent contest to rename the turnarounds.

The changes are part of the $268 million I-25 Montgomery to Comanche improvement project that began in August 2024 and is slated to be completed in the spring.

鈥業f you鈥檙e there on time, you鈥檙e 15 minutes late鈥�

For NMDOT District 3 construction employees overseeing the project, each shift begins around 6:30 a.m. or 6 p.m.

Rose said his crew has to 鈥渃ome in a few minutes early, get the reports ready, get their equipment ready, make sure they have fuel and go set up.鈥�

鈥淲e can鈥檛 delay the contractor,鈥� he said. 鈥淪o, when a contractor says, 鈥榃e鈥檙e going to place concrete here,鈥� he has to be set up beforehand, ready to test when that first truck gets here.鈥�

Senior engineer Blair Esquibel said: 鈥淚f you鈥檙e there on time, you鈥檙e 15 minutes late.鈥�

Workers have been good at communicating with everyone, Rose said, 鈥渕aking sure they鈥檙e here when they need to be.鈥�

鈥淲ith the project spread out over a large area, we started a group chat where all inspectors and supervisors are aware of what is going on within the project,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e also have biweekly meetings to discuss any issues or needs the construction team has.鈥�

As crews are working, Rose said drivers have generally been going the 55 mph limit on the freeway, though at night 鈥減eople kind of speed up.鈥�

AUI Inc., the project contractor from Albuquerque, has been dedicated to keeping as many lanes open as possible to allow traffic to flow better, he said.

Rose said he has only seen I-25 get bogged down during crashes. During those times, as part of their contract, AUI offers assist vehicles to help out motorists.

Another thing drivers may not know about the project, he said, is that there are jobs being done they may not be able to see so 鈥渆verything meets specifications.鈥�

鈥淲e鈥檙e out there with a smart level,鈥� Rose said. 鈥淲e're checking it. We鈥檙e going across the bridge deck with a 10-foot level. It's not hard work, but it's tedious work (and) we have to be on it. And I don't think the public sees that because they only pass by for a few seconds at a time.鈥�

While there is more to do, like finishing up the new Montgomery interchange, Rose said he is proud of the progress that has been made over the past couple of years.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a little bit of short-term pain for long-term gain,鈥� he said. 鈥淥nce we鈥檙e done, it鈥檚 going to be free-flowing through here.鈥�

Gregory R.C. Hasman is a general assignment reporter and the Road Warrior. He can be reached at ghasman@abqjournal.com or 505-823-3820.