Interstate 40 Planned To Reopen At 2:00 Today

Above, the train still burning this morning.

Some people at the Facebook New Mexico Road and Weather Conditions Reports are saying that Interstate 40 will be reopening at 2:00 PM today.

One said:

2pm reopening. That’s the plan Albuquerque local news is reporting.

And another:

 They expect it to be open st 2pm today

And more:

They just reported at 2pm today.

it is on channel 7 news this am.n.m news expect to be open at 2pm today

That would be nice if these are correct. 

As long as Interstate 40 is open by mid-week, I'm okay. I have a clamp-out to go to.

UPDATE:

From the McKinley County Fire & Rescue:

WB I-40 back open following derailment fire, all evacuations lifted

Westbound I-40 at mile marker 126 is back open to traffic following Friday’s derailment fire near the New Mexico-Arizona state line.

Eastbound traffic remains closed while first responders continue accessing the incident location. All evacuations have been lifted.

Air monitoring continues around the site and results do not indicate any concern for air quality. 

All local, state, federal and tribal public agencies, along with BNSF continue to work together within Unified Command to ensure the safety of the public.

We thank the public for their patience and will continue to post updates on the McKinley County Fire and Rescue Facebook page.

If you have been directly impacted by this incident, please call the State Line/BNSF Incident Hotline at 1-866-243-4784.

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I just stepped outside and saw that traffic was moving in both directions on Interstate 40. I am 40 miles east of the derailment and 18 miles east of Gallup.