[Volunteers_fosm] Fwd: NEWS RELEASE Sandia Ranger District - Temporary Road and Recreation Area Closure Order effective Aug 11 through Sept 10 for NFSR 333A and La Luz Trailhead Parking Area

[Michael Madden]

FYI

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From: FS-Cibola PAO <SM.FS.CibolaPAO at usda.gov>
Date: Fri, Aug 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Subject: NEWS RELEASE Sandia Ranger District - Temporary Road and
Recreation Area Closure Order effective Aug 11 through Sept 10 for NFSR
333A and La Luz Trailhead Parking Area
To:


*NEWS RELEASE*

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*Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands*

2113 Osuna Road NE

Albuquerque, NM 87113

(505) 346-3900

www.fs.usda.gov/cibola

www.facebook.com/cibolanf

twitter.com/cibola_nf




*Temporary Road and Recreation Area Closure Order for Road Construction
Work *

*Sandia Ranger District - NFSR 333A and La Luz Trailhead Parking Area *

Order Number 03-03-05-25-13

*Albuquerque, NM, August 1, 2025 –* The Cibola National Forest and National
Grasslands (NF&NGs) has issued a temporary closure order (03-03-05-25-13)
for National Forest System Roads (NFSR) 333A, and the La Luz Trail Head
Parking area effective August 11, 2025, through September 10, 2025. The
purpose of this order is to protect the public’s safety while the La Luz
Pavement Restoration Construction project is being completed as described
below and shown on the *attached map*.

Work expected to be completed in the area includes:

•  Pothole repair along NFSR 333 and 333A.

•  Mastic crack sealing along NFSR 333 and 333A.

•  Chipseal, fog seal, restriping, and parking stopper replacement along
NFSR 333, 333A and within the La Luz Trailhead parking area

The La Luz parking area will be closed in its entirety and NFSR 333A will
be closed at the intersection of NFSR 333A/333E.

Various single lane closures are also to be expected throughout NFSR 333
from its start at the National Forest boundary to its end at the NFSR
333/333A/333D intersection. At times La Luz Trailhead will not be open or
accessible for trail access or parking. Please check the Cibola National
Forest website for up to date information
https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/cibola/recreation/la-luz-trailhead-and-la-luz-trail-137
.

*Recommended alternative recreational opportunities:*
https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/cibola/recreation

•    La Cueva Trailhead – La Luz trail can be accessed from the La Cueva
trailhead. This will add approximately ½ mile to your trip for one way
travel.

•    Embudito – This trail provides plenty of views of the Albuquerque area
and will take you to South Sandia Peak as well as the South Crest Trail.

•    Three Gun Springs – This trail offers a more gradual accent to Oso
Pass a South Sandia Peak with great view of the Manzanos



The official closure order *03-03-05-25-13 *posted on the Cibola NF & NGs
website <https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/cibola/alerts-notices> under Alerts
& Notices.

For more information on this order contact:
Sandia Ranger District in Tijeras, New Mexico, (505) 281-3304
Cibola NF&NGs Forest Supervisor’s Office - Albuquerque, NM, (575) 346-3900






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