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

Monday, September 1 to Tuesday, September 30

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 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, September 2, to Thursday, September 4

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

  • Americas Avenue (frontage road) alternating closures at Zaragoza Road (POE), Pan American Drive, Socorro Road, North Loop Drive and Alameda Avenue intersections at bridge underpasses

Crews will be working on painting bridge structures.

Wednesday, September 3, to Thursday, September 4

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

  • Loop 375 main lanes southbound between Pan American Entrance Ramp and Zaragoza Entrance Ramp

Crews working on concrete barrier removal and re-striping.

Horizon/Darrington Reconstruction Project

Continuous closure beginning Monday, September 1 at 9 a.m. to Friday, September 5 at 4 p.m.

  • Horizon Boulevard east- and westbound left lane and turnaround closures between Horizon Crossing Street and Darrington Road

Crews to work on curbs on medians, signage and landscaping

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 and exit at Roslyn Drive

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

I-10 Landscape & Aesthetic Project

Tuesday, September 2 to Friday, September 5

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

  • Gateway West Boulevard at Lee Trevino Drive left turnaround lane closure
  • Gateway East Boulevard at Lee Trevino Drive left turnaround lane closure
  • Gateway West Boulevard at Zaragoza Road left turnaround lane closure
  • Gateway East Boulevard at Zaragoza Road left turnaround lane closure
  • I-10 west- and eastbound right lane closure at Lee Trevino Drive

Crews will be placing concrete riprap, painting concrete riprap and placing lighting fixtures.

Preventive Maintenance Project

Tuesday, September 2 to Friday, September 5

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

  • US 54 north- and southbound alternating lane closures between US 62/180 and I-10 (Van Horn)
  • I-10 frontage roads west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between Boracho Station and 1 mile east of Boracho Station
  • RM 111 north- and southbound alternating lane closures between US 62/180 and I-10 (Van Horn)
  • US67 north- and southbound alternating lane closures between US67/US90 JCT and Pecos/Brewster County Line

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

Tuesday, September 2 to Friday, September 5

Nightly, 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.

  • US 54 north- and southbound alternating lane closures between Hondo Pass Drive and Texas/New Mexico State Line
  • I-10 frontage roads west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between I-10 JCT (West and I-10 JCT (East)
  • Spur 601 west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between US 54 and Loop 375
  • Loop 375 west and eastbound alternating lane closures between Zaragoza Point of Entry and US 85/IH 10 JCT

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

Safety Lighting Project

Tuesday, September 2 to Friday, September 5

Daily, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

· I-10 westbound left shoulder closure between Darrington Road and Horizon Boulevard

Crews will be working on curbs on medians and installing conduit and drill shafts for illumination.

PROJECTS WITH CONTINUOUS CLOSURES

Montana Widening Project

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.

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 28, 2025