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

Horizon/Darrington Reconstruction Project

Monday, August 17- Friday, August 21

Daily, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

  • Horizon Boulevard east and westbound alternating lane closures between Horizon Crossing Street and Rodman Street.
  • Darrington Road north and southbound alternating lane closures between Kingston Road and Nunda Drive

Crews will be conducting electrical, concrete, sign, and landscaping work.

Continuous closure until September 2026

  • Darrington Road southbound full closure from Homestead Drive to Roslyn Drive
  • Darrington Road and Roslyn/Alderwood Manor Drive intersection full closure

Crews will be installing water, sewer, and storm drain lines.

Montana Widening Project

Monday, August 17

9 p.m. - 4 a.m.

  • Montana Avenue eastbound frontage road full closures between Saul Kleinfeld Drive and Joe Battle Boulevard
  • Joe Battle Boulevard northbound turnaround to southbound Joe Battle Boulevard full closure

Detour: Traffic traveling eastbound on frontage road will have to detour southbound on Saul Kleinfeld Drive or use the turn around westbound. Traffic traveling northbound on Joe Battle Boulevard will have the free right onto eastbound Montana eastbound frontage road.

Crews will be pouring Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (CRCP).

Safety Lighting Project

Monday, August 17 - Friday, August 21

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

  • Gateway East and West alternating lane and ramp closures from Raynolds Street to Paisano Drive
  • 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 Van Buren Avenue and Kemp Avenue
  • I-10 from Acala Road to Finley Road

Crews will be doing shoulder work.

I-10 Landscape and Aesthetics Project

Monday, August 17

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

  • Gateway Boulevard West left lane closure passing Zaragoza Drive Intersection

Crews will be painting

Tuesday, August 18 - Friday, August 28

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

  • I-10 west right lane closure between Zaragoza Drive and Lee Trevino Drive

Crews will be sealing joints.

Purple Heart 375 Widening Project

Monday, August 17- Friday 21

Daily, 6 a.m.- 4 p.m.

  • Loop 375 north and southbound alternating lane closures between Montana Avenue and Spur 601

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

Continuous closure until further notice

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

Sergeant Major Bridge Reconstruction Project

Monday, August 17; Friday, August 21

Nightly, 12 a.m. – 3 p.m.

  • Purple Heart Highway (Loop 375) north- and southbound right lanes between Sergeant Major Exit and Entrance Ramps.

Crews will be placing Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (CRCP).

PROJECTS WITH CONTINUOUS CLOSURES

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 construction of Rest Area.

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.

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
Ana McCranie
August 14, 2026