El Paso District east area project, maintenance closures
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El Paso District east area project, maintenance closures

Purple Heart 375 Widening Project

Continuous closure beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 18 - 5 a.m. Wednesday, April 15

  • Purple Heart Highway (Loop 375) northbound Iron Medics Exit Ramp full closure

Crews will be constructing new alignment for the ramp.

Continuous closure until further notice

  • Purple Heart Highway north- and southbound shoulder closures from Montana Avenue to Spur 601

Crews will widen main lanes and construct north- and southbound frontage roads.

Loop 375 Widening Project

Monday, April 13 - Friday, April 17

Daily, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

  • Americas Avenue alternating lane closure north- and southbound between I-10 and Zaragoza Road (POE)

Crews will be installing roadway signs.

Horizon/Darrington Reconstruction Project

Monday, April 13 - Friday, April 17

Daily, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

  • Horizon Boulevard alternating east and westbound lane closures at Darrington intersection
  • Darrington Road northbound right lane closure between Horizon Boulevard and Nunda Drive
  • Darrington Road alternating southbound lane closures between Horizon Boulevard and Nunda Drive

Crews will be working on electrical work on islands and medians.

Monday, April 13 - Friday, April 17

Daily, 5 a.m. - 5 p.m.

  • Horizon Boulevard alternating east and westbound lane closures between Torrey Pines to Desert Mesa Dr

Crews will be working on milling old asphalt.

Continuous closure until Friday, May 1 at 4 p.m.

  • Darrington Road southbound full closure between Horizon Boulevard and Homestead Drive

Crews will be working on southbound Darrington Road.

Continuous closure until May 2026

  • Pete La Rue Circle will follow detour entrance and exit at Roslyn Drive

Crews will be working on storm culverts, final subgrade, pavement operations and milling.

Safety Lighting Project

Monday, April 13 - Friday, April 17

Daily, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

  • Titanic Avenue east- and westbound right shoulder closures between Howard Street and Pandora Street
  • Copia Street north-and southbound alternating lane closure between Wyoming Avenue and Hueco Avenue
  • Dyer Street north-and southbound alternating lane closure between Kemp Avenue and Van Buren Avenue

Crews will be doing shoulder work.

FM 258 Safety Improvements Project

Monday, April 13 - Friday, April 17

Daily, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

  • Socorro Road eastbound right lane closure between Winn Road and Apodaca Road

Crews will be working on installation of sidewalks, driveways, and curbs.

Montana Widening Project

Continuous closure until December 2026

  • Montana Avenue eastbound frontage road reduced to one lane from Saul Kleinfield to Tierra Este Road
  • Montana Avenue and Joe Battle Boulevard intersection, northbound and southbound of Joe Battle through lanes closed.
  • Montana Avenue westbound frontage road reduced to two lanes from Tierra Este Road to Joe Battle Boulevard

Crews will be working on building underpass.

PROJECTS WITH CONTINUOUS CLOSURES

Sergeant Major Bridge Reconstruction Project

Continuous closure until March 2026

  • Purple Heart Highway (Loop 375) north- and southbound Sargent Major Exit Ramps closed

Crews will be working on ramp widening and shared use path extension.

I-10 Hudspeth Safety Rest Area

Continuous closure until December 2026

  • I-10 east- and westbound shoulder closure between Fort Hancock and McNary

Crews will be working on utility installation.

Median Concrete Barrier Project

Continuous closure until further notice

  • Montana Avenue (US 62/180) east and westbound complete left lane closure between RM 124 and RM 126 (Guadalupe Peak)
  • Traffic will be reduced to one lane in work areas.

Closure is necessary for installation of median concrete barrier.

RM 652 Full Widening Project

Continuous closure until further notice

  • RM 652 westbound lanes reduced to one lane two-way traffic from FM 3541 to Kimble Draw Bridge

Closure is necessary for the reconstruction of the roadway.

RM 652 Full Depth Rehabilitation Project

Continuous closure until further notice

  • RM 652 east and westbound alternating lane closure 8.36 miles east of FM 3541 to Reeves County Line
  • Continuous two-way traffic, one-lane work zone requiring traffic to be alternating onto one lane and controlled by Temporary Traffic Signals with a 13-foot lane width restriction.

Closure is necessary for the construction of new roadway consisting of full depth rehabilitation.

Please follow the detour signs in place on all projects. All work is dependent upon weather conditions.

Media contact
Lauren Macias-Cervantes
April 02, 2026