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 29 to Friday, October 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

Monday, October 27, to Thursday, October 30

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

  • Loop 375 main lanes northbound closure between Zaragoza Road (Port of Entry) and North Loop Drive

Crews working on grinding roadway concrete paving.

Monday, October 27, to Friday October 31

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

  • Loop 375 southbound left lane closure between Zaragoza Road (Port of Entry) and North Loop Drive

Crews working on painting center median concrete rail.

Saturday, November 1

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Loop 375 main lanes alternating north- and southbound left lane closure between North Loop Drive and Zaragoza Road (Port of Entry).

Crews working on installing concrete rip rap, painting and cleaning.

I-10 Landscape & Aesthetic Project

Monday, October 27 to Friday, October 31

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

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

Crews will be placing concrete riprap, welding steel panels, placing concrete riprap and placing light fixtures.

Preventive Maintenance Project

Sunday, October 26 to Thursday, October 30

Nightly, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

  • Spur 601 west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between US 54 and Loop 375
  • FM 2316 (McRae Boulevard) alternating lane closures between US 62/180 and I-10
  • Loop 375 west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between Zaragoza Road and US 85/I-10 JCT
  • US 85 (Paisano Drive) west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between Stanton Street and Loop 375 JCT
  • SH 20 (Doniphan Drive) west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between Mesa Street and Lindbergh Avenue
  • US 62 (Paisano Drive) west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between Stanton Street and SH 20 (Alameda Avenue) JCT
  • Loop 375 west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between Zaragoza Rd and US 85/IH 10 JCT
  • I-110 north- and southbound alternating lane closures between I-10 and Texas/Mexico Line
  • I-10 west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between FM 1281 (Horizon Boulevard) and FM 793 (Fabens)
  • US 62 west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between 9 Miles East of CBP Checkpoint and 3 Miles West of RM 2317
  • US 67 north- and southbound alternating lane closures between US 67/US 90 JCT and Pecos/Brewster County Line

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

Safety Lighting Project

Monday, October 27 to Friday, October 31

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

  • I-10 westbound left shoulder closure between Darrington Road and Horizon Boulevard
  • Gateway Boulevard East-and West alternating shoulder closures between Darrington Road and Horizon Boulevard

Crews will be installing illumination poles, service poles and conductors.

Monday, October 27 to Friday, October 31

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

  • Titanic Avenue east- and westbound right shoulder closures between Howard Street and Pandora Street

Crews will be installing drill shafts, conductors and poles for illumination

FM 258 Safety Improvements Project

Monday, October 27 to Friday, October 31

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

  • Socorro Road eastbound right lane closure between Winn Road and Moon Road

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

I-10 Hudspeth Infrastructure Project

Monday, October 27

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

  • I-10 westbound right lane closure between mile marker 73 to mile marker 74

Crews will be installing cameras.

Monday, October 27 to Friday, October 31

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

  • I-10 east- and westbound right shoulder closure between mile marker 71 to mile marker 74

Crews will be doing shoulder work.

Montana Widening Project

Monday, October 27

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • Montana East Frontage Road full closure at Saul Kleinfield Drive

Allow crews to work on traffic lights.

Monday, October 27 to Friday, October 31

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • Montana Westbound Frontage Road alternating lane closures at Saul Kleinfeld Drive

Allow crews to work on traffic lights.

Wednesday, October 29 and Thursday, October 30

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

  • Montana eastbound Frontage Road full closure between George Dieter Drive and Saul Kleinfield Drive

Crews will be working on traffic switch and removing low profile barriers. There will be local access for residents. Once crews are done, the Saul Kleinfeld intersection will be open including the bridge. The eastbond frontage road from George Dieter to Saul Kleinfeld will be in final configuration with three lanes. The eastbound frontage road from Saul Kleinfeld will taper from 3 to 2 to 1 lane.

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.

PROJECTS WITH CONTINUOUS CLOSURES

Horizon/Darrington Reconstruction Project

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 Hudspeth Safety Rest Area

Continuous closure until Friday, November 28

  • 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
October 23, 2025