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 3 a.m. Saturday, February 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, February 16

  • Purple Heart Highway (Loop 375) northbound full closure from Montana Avenue and Spur 601

Crews will be installing culverts.

Continuous closure beginning at 3 a.m. Saturday, February 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, February 23

  • Purple Heart Highway (Loop 375) northbound full closure from Montana Avenue and Spur 601

Crews will be working on culvert installations.

Continuous closure beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday, February 21 to 5 a.m. Sunday, February 22

  • Purple Heart Highway (Loop 375) southbound full closure from Montana Avenue and Spur 601

Crews will be installing overhead sign structures.

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

Sunday, February 8 to Thursday, February 12

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

  • Loop 375 southbound main lanes closed between I-10 and Zaragoza (Port of Entry)

Crews will be working on ride quality operations.

Monday, February 9 to Friday, February 13

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

  • Loop 375 north- and southbound alternating lane closures between I-10 and Padres Drive
  • Americas Avenue (frontage road) north- and southbound alternating lane closures between I-10 and Padres Drive

Crews will be working on installing miscellaneous items, clean-up and striping.

I-10 Landscape & Aesthetic Project

Monday, February 9 to Friday, February 13

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

  • I-10 westbound right lane closure between Zaragoza Road and Lee Trevino Drive
  • I-10 westbound right lane closure between Lomaland Drive and Yarbrough Drive
  • Gateway West left lane closure at Zaragoza Road

Crews will be installing lighting and placing steel structures.

Bridge Maintenance Project

Sunday, February 8 to Monday, February 9

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

  • I-110 northbound connector to I-10 eastbound closed
  • US 54 southbound connector to I-10 eastbound closed
  • I-10 East exit 23A will be closed.

Crews will be performing maintenance work on bridge.

Tuesday, February 10 to Friday, February 13

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

  • US 54 eastbound Montana Exit and Entrance Ramp closed

Crews will be performing maintenance work on bridge.

Horizon/Darrington Reconstruction Project

Monday, February 9 to Friday, February 13

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

  • Horizon Boulevard eastbound right lanes closed at Darrington Road intersection
  • Darrington Road alternating north- and southbound lane closures between Horizon Boulevard and Pawling Drive

Crews will be working on electrical work in islands in intersection.

Continuous closure until Friday, March 13 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 March 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, February 9 to Friday, February 13

Daily, 9 a.m. to 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, February 9 to Friday, February 13

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

  • Socorro Road east- and westbound right lane closure between Winn Road and Apodaca Road

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

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.

Montana Widening Project

Continuous closure until December 2026

  • 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 further notice

  • 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 foll.ow the detour signs in place on all projects. All work is dependent upon weather conditions.

Media contact
Lauren Macias-Cervantes
February 05, 2026