I-40/Paseo del Vocan interchange to be rebuilt

IF YOU VE EVER DRIVEN THROUGH THE I-40 PASEO DEL VOLCAN INTERCHANGE — YOU VE PROBABLY BEEN CONFUSED WEST CENTRAL ALSO MEETS UP THERE BUT AS OUR ERIC KAHNERT LEARNED TONIGHT — THAT INTERCHANGE WILL SOON GET A MAJOR FACELIFT HE S LIVE WITH THE DETAILS ERIC MANY DRIVERS KNOW THIS INTERCHANGE IS DOWNRIGHT CONFUSING OFTEN TIMES DRIVERS WHO ARE HEADING TO THE COUNTY JAIL END UP GOING THE WRONG WAY DOWN THIS I-40 EASTBOUND OFF RAMP BUT THE CONFUSION IS ABOUT TO BE CLEARED UP TONIGHT D-O-T OFFICIALS UNVEILED THEIR NEW PLAN FOR THE WEST CENTRAL INTERCHANGE THE 34 8 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT MAKE IT 3 LANES IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON I-40 SO DRIVERS CAN PASS SLOWING SEMIS AND SO SEMIS CAN MERGE ON TO THE INTERSTATE EASIER PLUS WEST CENTRAL AT PASEO DEL VOLCAN — WILL BE A LOT SAFER 6 51 this needs to be done because it has a lot of conflict points particularly at this intersection here these are all unsignalized intersections right now this one this one and the ramps -12 RIGHT NOW THERE ARE NO TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT THOSE INTERSECTIONS 4 TO 5 THOUSAND CARS AND SEMIS USE THE WEST CENTRAL INTERCHANGE EACH DAY WITH HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS GOING UP NEAR PASEO DEL VOLCAN AND COMPANIES LIKE ELECTRIC CAR- MAKER TESLA MOVING IN THE D- O-T SAYS THE PROJECT IS BADLY NEEDED DRIVERS WILL START TO SEE THOSE LOVELY ORANGE BARRELS OUT HERE IN OCTOBER OF 2008 THE PROJECT SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN A YEAR REPORTING LIVE ON THE WESTSIDE EKEYWN4 A QUICK TRAFFIC