Live I-25 Southbound Frontage Road Webcam(Looking North) – Candelaria, Albuquerque, NM

I-25 Southbound Frontage Road: Candelaria Road (Mile Marker 227)

The traffic camera for the I-25 Southbound Frontage Road is a specialized monitoring asset located at Mile Marker 227.1 within the Exit 227 interchange. This camera provides a dedicated view of the access road traffic adjacent to the main interstate lanes, offering critical data for the Near North Valley and surrounding commercial districts.

Technical Specifications and Coordinates

The camera hardware is physically positioned on the west side of the I-25 corridor at the Candelaria Road interchange, oriented to capture the approach to the business district at Mile Marker 227:

• Decimal Degrees: 35.113054, -106.622255
• Degrees, Minutes, Seconds: $35^\circ 06′ 47.0″ \text{ N, } 106^\circ 37′ 20.1″ \text{ W}$

Accessing the Live Traffic Feed

Real-time road conditions and frontage road flow are provided by the New Mexico Department of Transportation:

• Official Source: Visit NMRoads.com.
• Navigation Instructions: Zoom into the map at Mile Marker 227 (Exit 227). Look for the camera icon specifically positioned over the Southbound Frontage Road (Pan American Freeway NE). This view is configured for a Looking North perspective, monitoring traffic approaching the Candelaria intersection from the north.

Geographic Context and Landmarks

• Interchange Access: I-25 Exit 227 (Candelaria Rd / Menaul Blvd).
• Local Landmarks: The camera is situated near the American International Rattlesnake Museum (to the west) and several major commercial and industrial centers along the Pan American Frontage Road.
• Visual Perspective: The feed captures vehicles traveling south on the frontage road. It serves as a key vantage point for seeing how traffic is moving from Mile Marker 228 toward the Candelaria intersection.

Operational Significance

The I-25 frontage roads in Albuquerque serve as essential arterial bypasses for the main highway. This camera at Mile Marker 227 is particularly useful for tracking signal delays at the Candelaria intersection—a major entry point for the North Valley and the Near North Valley industrial districts. It allows commuters and logistics operators to monitor “overflow” from the main interstate lanes during periods of heavy congestion or incidents on the primary Northbound/Southbound corridor.