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El Paso District east area project, maintenance closures

Purple Heart 375 Widening Project

Friday, August 1 to Thursday, August 31

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

  • Purple Heart Highway (Loop 375) north- and southbound alternate lane closures between Montana Avenue and Spur 601

Crews will be placing RCP and constructing north-and southbound frontage road.

Continuous closure until further notice

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

Crews will be widening main lanes and constructing north- and southbound frontage road.

Loop 375 Widening Project

Tuesday, August 12 to Wednesday, August 13

Nightly 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

  • Loop 375 main lanes closed between Zaragoza Exit Ramp and North Loop Entrance Ramp

Crews will be working on traffic striping and concrete barrier removal.

Monday, August 11 to Thursday, August 14

Nightly, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

  • Loop 375 main lanes closed between North Loop Exit Ramp and Alameda Avenue

Crews working bridge joint repairs.

Monday August 11, to Thursday August 14

Nightly, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

  • Loop 375 main Lanes southbound closure between North Loop Exit Ramp and Alameda Avenue
  • South Americas Avenue (frontage road) alternating closures at Zaragoza Road (POE), Pan American Drive, Socorro Road and Alameda Avenue Intersections at bridge underpasses

Crews will be working on painting bridge structures.

Horizon/Darrington Reconstruction Project

Monday, June 30 to Friday, August 15

Daily, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

  • Emigrant Road will be closed between Darrington Road and Rodman Street

Crews will be working on subgrade and driveway.

Continuous closure beginning Friday, August 8 at 6 a.m.

  • Town Center Drive closed between Canyon Vista Drive and Darrington Road

Crews will be working on storm drain.

Continuous closure until December 2025

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

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

I-10 Landscape & Aesthetic Project

Monday, August 11 to Friday, August 15

Daily, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

  • I-10 westbound between Lee Trevino Exit Ramp and Lee Trevino Entrance Ramp right lane and shoulder closure
  • Gateway West Boulevard passing Zaragoza Road left lane closure
  • Gateway East Boulevard before Zaragoza Road left lane closure
  • Gateway East Boulevard at Zaragoza Road turnaround complete closure

Crews will be painting concrete riprap and leveling decorative work.

Montana Widening Project

Monday, August 11 to Wednesday, August 13

Nightly, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

  • Montana Avenue eastbound frontage road closed between Saul Kleinfield Drive and Joe Battle Boulevard

Crews will be working on traffic switch and moving concrete barrier.

Continuous closure until Friday, December 26, 2025

  • Montana Avenue eastbound frontage road reduced to one lane from Lee Boulevard 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.

Preventative Maintenance Project

Monday, August 9 to Friday, August 16

Daily, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

  • State Highway 54 north- and southbound alternating lane closures between US 62/180 and I-10 (Van Horn)

Crews will be performing mobile operations on replacing roadway pavement markings.

Monday, August 9 to Friday, August 16

Daily, 9 a.m. to 6 a.m.

  • US 62/180 west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between Hudspeth/Culberson County lines and Texas/New Mexico state line
  • RM 1111 north-and southbound alternating lane closures between US 62/180 and I10 (Van Horn)
  • FM 2249 west-and eastbound alternating lane closures between Wood Road and Ranch Road 1576
  • US 62/180 west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between State Park Road and RM 2317
  • I-10 Frontage Road west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between Boracho Station and 1 Mile east of Boracho Station.
  • US 54 north- and southbound alternating lane closures between Hondo Pass Drive and Texas/New Mexico State Line
  • Spur 601 west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between US 54 and Loop 375
  • FM 2316 (McRae Boulevard) north- and southbound alternating between I-10 and US 62/180
  • I-10 west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between Horizon Boulevard and Ranch Road 793 (Fabens Road)
  • I-10 frontage road west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between I-10 JCT (West) and I-10 JCT (East)
  • US 85 west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between N Stanton St and Loop 375 JCT
  • Loop 375 west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between Zaragoza Point of Entry and US 85/IH 10 JCT
  • US 62 west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between N Stanton St and SH 20 (Alameda Avenue)
  • IH 110 north- and southbound alternating lane closures between IH 10 and Texas/Mexico State Line

Crews will be performing mobile operations, multiple and alternating lane closures on replacing roadway pavement markings.

Alameda Raised Median Project

Saturday, August 9

7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Alameda Avenue west-and eastbound alternating lane closures between N Rio Vista Road and Passmore Road

Contractor will be working on punch list.

Tuesday, August 11 to Friday, August 15

Daily, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Alameda Avenue west-and eastbound alternating lane closures between N Rio Vista Road and Passmore Road

Contractor will be working on punch list.

PROJECTS WITH CONTINUOUS CLOSURES

I-10 Hudspeth Safety Rest Area

Continuous closure until Friday, September 26

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

Crews will be working on surface grading.

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
August 07, 2025