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

Saturday, October 11

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Loop 375 northbound main lane closure between Zaragoza Entrance Ramp and Pan American Entrance Ramp

Crews will be working on PCTB removal and pavement markings.

Monday, October 13, to Friday, October 17

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

  • Americas Avenue (frontage road) north- and southbound alternating lane closures between Pan American Drive and Zaragoza Road (Port of Entry).

Crews will be painting MSE walls.

Monday October 13, to Friday October 17

Daily, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

  • Loop 375 north- and southbound alternating main lane closure between North Loop Bridge and South Americas Bridge.

Crews working on pouring concrete riprap at median.

Monday October 13

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

  • Loop 375 northbound main lane closure between Zaragoza Exit Ramp and North Loop Entrance Ramp

Crews will be pouring concrete riprap and clean up.

I-10 Landscape & Aesthetic Project

Monday, October 13 to Friday, October 17

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

Saturday, October 11

6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  • US 85 (Paisano Drive) west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between Stanton Street and SL 375 JCT

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

Sunday, October 12 to Thursday, October 16

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
  • FM 2316 (McRae Boulevard) alternating lane closures between US 62/180 and I-10
  • US 85 (Paisano Drive) west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between Stanton Street and SL 375 JCT
  • SH 20 (Doniphan Drive) west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between Mesa Street and Lindbergh Avenue
  • US 62 (Paisano Dr) west- and eastbound alternating lane closures between Stanton Street and Alameda Avenue JCT

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

Safety Lighting Project

Monday, October 13 to Friday, October 17

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

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

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

Monday, October 13 to Friday, October 17

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

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.

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 09, 2025