Sunport Boulevard to narrow to one lane each direction next week
Sunport Boulevard will drop to one lane each way next week as crews overlay the bridges over University Boulevard and Transport Street near the Albuquerque International Sunport.
Drivers headed to the Albuquerque International Sunport should brace for slower trips next week as Sunport Boulevard is reduced to one lane in each direction for bridge work over University Boulevard and Transport Street. The City of Albuquerque said crews will begin Monday, and the restriction is expected to last until Thursday or Friday, weather permitting.
The lane reduction will affect a short but heavily traveled corridor that serves airport traffic, rental-car returns, employee commutes and ride-share pickups. Even so, all ramps and roadway connections will remain open and accessible, which should preserve access to the terminal area while still creating bottlenecks where traffic merges near the bridges.
City officials are urging travelers and workers to plan ahead, especially during peak travel periods when delays are most likely. Alternate routes the city recommends include Girard Boulevard, Yale Boulevard, University Boulevard and Gibson Boulevard, depending on where drivers are coming from and where they need to re-enter the airport area.
The work is part of a continuing rehabilitation effort at the Sunport. The city began a repaving project there in October 2025 after saying the roadway segment carries a high volume of traffic and needed rehabilitation. That earlier project was expected to wrap up by Nov. 20, 2025, ahead of the holiday flying season.
For Bernalillo County residents, the latest restriction underscores how much pressure the airport corridor absorbs every day. Sunport Boulevard is more than a local access road; it is a gateway for visitors, an entry point for airport employees and a key link for businesses that depend on steady movement in and out of the Sunport. The city will need to show that airport access, ride-share operations and employee commutes can keep moving while one lane in each direction is out of service.
With construction set to overlap the normal weekday rush, the safest bet for anyone flying out, picking someone up or heading to work near the terminal is to leave extra time and use an alternate route when possible. Once the epoxy overlay is finished, the city says the stretch should reopen to normal traffic, but not before a few days of delay at one of Albuquerque’s most important roadway pinch points.
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