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

Artcraft Project

Continuous Closure
Beginning Monday, Mar. 9 for approximately 5 months

  • I-10 westbound Canutillo exit ramp closed
  • Left lane closed at N Desert and Trade Center

Drivers will use new, westbound temporary Canutillo exit ramp located about a half mile ahead of current exit. Watch for traffic configuration change.

Monday, Mar. 9 (Weather Permitting)

4 a.m. to 12 p.m.

  • I-10 westbound entrance ramp between Redd and Artcraft

Crews will be working on concrete column placement.

Monday, Mar. 9 - Friday, Mar. 13

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (as needed)

  • I-10 west and eastbound between Redd and Transmountain left lane closed

Crews will be working on median columns steel and erecting formwork.

Alternate Lane Closures:

  • SH-178 (Artcraft) east and westbound between New Mexico State Line and Doniphan

Crews will be working on illumination and wall installations.

  • North Desert between Helen of Troy and Cheddars Restaurant
  • South Desert between Charlie Clark Nissan and Blue Sky

Crews will be loading and unloading material and equipment.

Continuous Closure Until further notice 24/7

Monday, Mar. 9, - End of Aug. 2026 (Approx. 5 months)

  • I-10 westbound exit ramp to Transmountain closed

Crews will be working on various constructions.

Monday, Mar. 9 through Friday, Mar. 13

  • I-10 eastbound exit ramp to Redd closed

Crews will be working on drilled shaft operations.

Borderland Expressway Phase 2 Project

Monday, Mar. 9 - Friday, Mar. 13

Daily, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • US-54 east and westbound between Mesquite Hills and McCombs alternate lane closures
  • Mesquite Hills reduced to one lane between US-54 and Red Man.

Flaggers will be on-site directing traffic as needed for haul trucks crossing Mesquite Hills
Flaggers will be on site directing traffic as needed for haul trucks crossing at McCombs and Stan Roberts.

Crews will be transporting earth embankment into the project.

Upcoming Weekend Closure

Borderland Expressway Phase 2 Project – Weekend Closure

Saturday, Mar. 21 - Monday, Mar. 23, 24/7

Beginning 4 a.m., Saturday, Mar. 14 - 6 a.m. Monday, Mar. 16 (50 Hour Closure)

  • Martin Luther King (FM-3255) north and southbound between Stan Roberts (FM-2529) and O’Hara Road (NM-404)

Local traffic will be allowed to access businesses and residences between O-Hara Road and the Texas/New Mexico State Line
Detour: Traffic will use NM-404, I-10, Loop 375 (Woodrow Bean/Transmountain), and US-54.

Crews will be working on a traffic switch to allow for construction of Martin Luther King new road configuration.

Safety Lighting on Mesa (SH-20) & Dyer St. (BU-54) Project

Monday, Mar. 8 - Friday, Mar.13

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Right Lane Closed:

  • Mesa between Mesa and Alto Mesa west and eastbound
  • Mesa between Mesa and Sunland Park west and eastbound
  • Hercules between US-54 and Railroad eastbound

Crews will be working on lighting improvements.

Runaway Truck Ramp Project

Monday, Mar. 9 - Friday, Mar.13

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • Loop 375 (Transmountain) east and westbound between Northwestern and I-10 left lane closed

Crews will be installing arrest system.

Bridge Replacement at Alps Dr., Hollings St., and Concepcion St. Project

Continuous Closure Until Further Notice 24/7

Starting Monday, Dec.15 at 9 a.m.

  • Concepcion between Alameda and Paisano east and westbound closed
  • Alps between Marie Tobin and Raymond Telles closed
  • Hollings between Raymond Telles and Hondo Pass closed

Detour: Please follow and proceed with detours in the area.

Crews will be working on culvert and bridge rehabilitation.

Lighting Improvements on Bridge of the Americas and Zaragoza Port of Entry

Monday, Mar. 9 - Tuesday, Mar. 10

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Loop 375 eastbound between Exit 58 to Pera St northbound left lane closed

Crews will be working on concrete demolition and drill shaft.

Wednesday, Mar. 11 – Friday, Mar. 13

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Alternate Lane Closures:

  • San Marcial between Delta and East Paisano southbound
  • East Paisano (US-62) between San Antonio and Gateway North eastbound

Crews will be working on lighting improvements.

Road Repair

Sunday, Mar. 8

5 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • I-10 eastbound at Cotton three left lanes closed

Monday, Mar. 9 – Thursday, Mar. 12

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

  • I-10 eastbound between Schuster and Geronimo alternate lane closures

Guardrail / Chain-link Repair

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday, Mar. 9

  • US-54 (CD lanes) southbound between Cassidy and Montana left lane and entrance ramp to US-54 closed

Tuesday, Mar. 10

  • I-10 eastbound connecting ramp to US-54 northbound right lane closed

Wednesday, Mar. 11

  • Gateway South Trowbridge entrance ramp closed

Thursday, Mar. 12

  • Gateway West between McRae and Viscount left lane closed

Friday, Mar. 13

  • Zapal and Buena Vista, no closure needed

Crews will be working on chain link fence.

Maintenance

Monday, Mar. 9 - Friday, Mar. 13

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Ramp N connecting Loop 375 East to US-54 North ramp closed
  • Loop 375 (Border Highway) east and westbound between Cordova Bridge and US-54 right lane closed
  • Delta eastbound between Cordova Bridge and Boone right lane closed
  • Paisano entrance ramp to Loop 375 East closed

Crews will be working on bridge joints.

  • US-54 Northbound at Martin Luther King/ Kenworthy closed

Detour: Traffic will exit through Martin Luther King Jr (Exit 31)

  • Gateway North between Kenworthy and Sean Haggerty left lane closed

Crews will be working on delineators.

  • I-10 westbound between Buena Vista and Sunland Park left lane closed

Crews will be working on guardrail.

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

Media contact
Lauren Macias-Cervantes
March 06, 2026