The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has announced a planned full freeway closure of northbound and southbound State Route 71 (SR-71) from Riverside Drive/Peyton Drive to Mission Boulevard, scheduled nightly from Monday, November 3, through Thursday, November 6, from 9:00 pm to 6:00 am. Various additional freeway and connector closures between SR-71 and SR-60 are also scheduled. Detours will be posted.
Closures are as follows:
- Monday, November 3 through Thursday, November 6, Nightly
- NB SR-71 Freeway from Riverside Drive / Peyton Drive to Mission Boulevard, from 9:00 pm to 5:00 am
- SB SR-71 Freeway from Mission Boulevard to Riverside Drive / Peyton Drive, from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am
- WB SR-60 connector to NB & SB SR-71, from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am
- SB SR-71 connector to EB SR-60, from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am
- Garey Avenue on-ramp to NB SR-71, from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am
- Rio Rancho Road NB SR-71 on- and off-ramps from NB SR-71, from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am
- Mission Boulevard on-ramp to SB SR-71, from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am
- Rio Rancho Road on and off-ramp to SB SR-71, from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am
- Riverside Drive off-ramp from SB SR-71, from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am
Motorists should expect delays and are strongly advised to avoid the area and use alternate routes. Additionally, motorists can check traffic conditions before they leave by visiting the Caltrans Quickmap (quickmap.dot.ca.gov). For questions, please contact Caltrans at (213) 500-6985.