TxDOT Info

First, a 49-hour closure of I-10 between Mesa and Redd starts Saturday morning at 4, lifting by 5AM Monday for a traffic switch. Expect to be on new concrete pavement Monday if you drive I-10 on the west side north of North Mesa. The past few long-duration closures have been in preparation and now the new center lanes are ready for you and crews will start paving the outside lanes you’ve been on. You’ll notice in some places the new lanes sit higher, and at underpasses they’ve been made lower to raise bridge heights, because ENGINEERING. You’ll be put off before (and perhaps put out) before Redd, and at Mesa and detoured to the frontage roads. You’ll still be able to get where you’re going, just allow some extra time and pack your patience. Again, this project is in its final months and is expected to have you on all new pavement this Fall. Yippee. The Redd Road underpass will be closed overnight next week, Monday through Thursday. Be aware.

There’s a new quick project that started today, milling & filling (as we like to call it) a stretch of Zaragoza from I-10 up to Rojas. Expect daily lane closures in either direction from 9AM to 4PM and 9PM to 5AM nightly through next Wednesday. Driveways may be temporarily impeded. If you know a back way, this would be the time to deploy your deep knowledge of the area.

And for you folks who live, work, or travel in northeast El Paso, you are blessed with our Districtwide Signage project next week, which will temporarily close various ramps, shoulders, and turnarounds (see below). Also showing you love with a Safety Lighting Project, new traffic signals, and the intersection improvements at the state line. Xoxo, y’all. As usual, there’s plenty to go around for everyone with lane closures everywhere.

And speaking of love, it’s National Work Zone Awareness Week, and we want to remind you to drive with care in work zones every day all year so you and our workers can get home safely. That means when you see orange signs, cones, barrels, and shirts, you are in a work zone. Slow down, pay attention, expect the unexpected and be sure you’re always buckled up.

WEST AREA OFFICE PROJECTS

I-10 Widening West

Saturday, April 26 through Monday April 28

4 a.m. to 5 a.m. (49HR closure)

• I-10 westbound at Mesa exit ramp closed

Detour: Traffic to exit at Mesa exit ramp, proceed through Mesa, Thorn, and Redd intersections and enter I-10 westbound using the Redd entrance ramp (Ent 08).

• I-10 westbound at Mesa entrance ramp closed

• I-10 westbound at Sunland Park entrance ramp closed

• I-10 eastbound at Redd exit ramp closed

Detour: Traffic to exit at Redd exit ramp (Exit 08), proceed through Redd, Thorn, and Mesa intersections, continue onto CD Lanes and enter I-10 eastbound after Sunland Park.

• I-10 eastbound at Transmountain Entrance Ramp (Ent 07) closed

• I-10 eastbound at Artcraft Entrance Ramp closed (Ent 09)

Crews will be working on a traffic switch.

Monday, April 28 through Thursday, May 1

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

• Redd east- westbound under I-10 main lanes full closed

Detour: traffic to turn right onto S. Desert, through Thorn intersection to Mesa, left on Mesa east- and westbound turnaround onto N. Desert, through Thorn intersection and turn right on Redd. Redd westbound detour, traffic to turn right onto N. Desert to Artcraft, left on Artcraft onto North Desert, proceed to Redd intersection, and turn right on Redd.

Thursday, May 1

Monday, April 28 through Saturday, May 3

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

• North Desert and South Desert between Anthony and Redd alternate lane closures

• Redd east- and westbound at North- and South Desert intersections alternate lane closures

Crews will be working on electrical and miscellaneous construction work.

• I-10 west- and eastbound between Redd and Resler alternate lane closures

Crews will be paving

Continuous Closures Until further notice 24/7

• South Desert between Vinton and Transmountain closed

Detour: Traffic will detour down Vinton to Doniphan to Talbot to Spur 16 to South Desert.

• Redd East- to West and West- to East turnaround closed

Detour: Traffic through intersection at Redd.

• I-10 eastbound at Mesa entrance ramp closed

Detour: Traffic to continue onto CD Lanes and enter I-10 eastbound after Sunland Park.

Crews will be doing construction work.

I-10 Widening West 2

Monday, April 28 through Saturday, May 3

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

• I-10 east- and westbound between Anthony and Nashua alternate lane closure

• North- and South Desert between Anthony and Nashua alternate lane closure

Crews will be working on dirt work and miscellaneous removals.

Sunday, May 4 through Thursday, May 8

9 p.m. to 6 a.m. (as needed)

• I-10 eastbound at Anthony full Closure.

Detour: Traffic will exit at Exit 0 (Anthony Exit) and proceed south on South Desert through the Antonio Intersection and enter I-10 East at the Valley Chile On-Ramp.

• I-10 east- and westbound between Anthony and Valley Chile left lane closed

Continuous Closure

Through Spring 2026

• Valley Chile Road Turnaround closed

Detour: Traffic on North Desert will need to proceed to Anthony, TX and utilize the North-to-South turnaround. Traffic on South Desert will need to proceed to Vinton, TX and utilize the South-to-North turnaround.

Crews will be reconstructing and widening the bridge at Valley Chile Road

Artcraft

Monday, April 28 through Friday, May 2

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Artcraft east- and westbound between the Stateline and Doniphan alternate lane closures

Crews will be hauling electrical material to the site.

US-54 & State Line

Monday, April 28

Until further notice

7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• US-54 north- and southbound between project limits alternate lane closures

• State Line Road east- and westbound between project limits alternate lane closures

Continuous closure

• US-54 median at State Line Road intersection closed

Detour through Dyer, Stan Roberts, and McCombs

Crews will be working demolition and preparation of new shoulders and median islands.

Traffic Signal Improvements

Monday, April 28 through Friday, May 2

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Mesa (SH-20) north- and southbound at Doniphan intersection right lane closed

• Zaragoza (FM-659) north- and southbound at Escobar intersection right lane closed

• US-54 Gateway North- and South at Martin Luther King/Kenworthy intersection right lane closed

Crews will be working on intersection improvements.

Monday, April 28 and Tuesday, April 29

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• North- and southbound/east- and westbound Edgemere, John Hayes, Dyer, Zaragoza, Castner, North Loop, and Burgandy right lane and shoulder closed

Wednesday, April 30 through Friday, May 2

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• North- and southbound/east- and westbound Edgemere, John Hayes, Zaragoza, Castner, North Loop, and Burgandy alternate lane and shoulder closed

Saturday, May 3

6 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• North- and southbound/east- and westbound Edgemere, John Hayes, Zaragoza, Castner, North Loop, and Burgandy alternate lane and shoulder closed

Crews will be installing traffic signals.

Districtwide Signing

Monday, April 28

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• US-54 northbound at Hondo Pass Northbound exit ramp (Exit 27) closed

• US-54 northbound at Diana Exit (Exit 28) Eastbound exit ramp closed

Tuesday, April 29

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• US-54 northbound at Transmountain exit ramp (Exit 29) closed

• US-54 northbound at Sun Valley exit ramp (Exit 30) closed

Wednesday, April 30

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• US-54 northbound at MLK Blvd/ Kenworthy exit ramp (Exit 31) closed

• Spur-601 eastbound between Fred Wilson and Chaffe turnaround closed

Thursday, May 1

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Spur-601 eastbound at Airport exit ramp (exit 22) closed

• Spur-601 eastbound before Haan overpass shoulder work

Friday, May 2

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Spur-601 eastbound after Haan Rd overpass shoulder work

• Spur-601 eastbound between Global Reach and Liberty turnaround closed

Crews will be installing small signs on exit ramps.

Paisano Bridge Replacement

Continuous closures

Through Friday, May 23, 2025

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Paisano (US-85) westbound between Executive and Doniphan closed

Crews will be working on demolition and bridge work.

Continuous closure through Tuesday, September 16, 2025

• Paisano (US-85) eastbound between Doniphan and Executive closed

Crews will be working on demolition and bridge work.

Safety Lighting

Monday, April 28 through Friday, May 2

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Dyer (BU-54) south- northbound between Innovation and Ameen right lane closed

• Dyer (BU-54) southbound between Hidden Passage and Angora left lane closed

• Delta westbound between Cypress Ave and Customs right lane closed

Crews will be working on lighting improvements.

Guardrail Repair

Friday, April 25

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Mesa (SH-20) eastbound between Coates and Medano right lane closed

Monday, April 28

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• I-10 westbound at Piedras exit complete off ramp closed

Tuesday, April 29

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Gateway North between Railroad and Fred Wilson right lane closed

Wednesday, April 30

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Fred Wilson eastbound between Pollard and US-54 left lane closed

Thursday, May 1

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Loop 375 eastbound between Main Gap to US 54 right lane closed

• Spur 601 eastbound between Sgt. Major and Global Reach shoulder closed

Friday, May 2

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• I-10 eastbound between Raynolds and Chelsea right lane and complete off ramp closed

Crews will be repairing guardrail.

Spall Repair

Monday, April 28 through Thursday, May 1

9 p.m. to 6 a.m. (Nightly)

• I-10 westbound between Copia and downtown alternating lanes closed

Miscellaneous Concrete Repair

Monday, April 28 through Friday, May 2

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Gateway South between Transmountain and Dyer alternate lane closures

Crews will be working on curb.

Maintenance

Monday, April 28 through Friday, May 2

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• US-54 southbound between Kenworthy and Sean Haggerty alternating lane closure

• US-54 northbound between Transmountain Sun Valley alternating lane closure

• El Paso St. southbound between Yandell and Missouri complete closure

Crew will be working on bridge joints.

• I-10 eastbound between Santa Fe and Oregon right lane closed

Crews will be working on bridge.  

EAST AREA OFFICE PROJECTS

Montana Widening Project

Wednesday, April 2 at 4 a.m. 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.

Purple Heart 375 Widening Project

Saturday, April 26 to Friday, May 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 Iron Medics Drive

• Purple Heart Highway (Loop 375) southbound Iron Medics Exit Ramp closure

Crews will be paving and boring in median.

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 April 28, to Friday May 2

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

• Americas Avenue (frontage road) north- and southbound at North Loop Drive, Alameda Avenue and Pan American Drive alternating turnarounds closures

Crews will be working on painting concrete structures.

Horizon/Darrington Reconstruction Project

Monday, April 28 to Friday, May 2

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

• Horizon Boulevard westbound right lane closed at Darrington Road

• Horizon Boulevard eastbound right shoulder closed at Darrington Road

Crews will be boring conduit for future traffic signals.

Continuous closures

Until May 2025

• Horizon Boulevard eastbound complete closure between Horizon Crossing to Breaux Street.

Crews will be working on final subgrade, pavement operations and excavating ponding areas

Until December 2025

• Darrington Road southbound lanes will become two lanes two-way traffic.

• Pete La Rue Circle will follow detour entrance at Roslyn Drive and Exit Jasper Drive.

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

I-10 Landscape & Aesthetic Project

Monday, April 28 to Friday, May 2

Daily, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

• I-10 westbound right lane and shoulder closure at Lee Trevino Drive

• I-10 westbound right lane and shoulder closure between Lomaland Entrance Ramp and Vista De Oro Drive

• I-10 westbound Lomaland Entrance Ramp closure

• Gateway East Boulevard left lane closure between Zaragoza Road and Henry Brennan Drive

• I-10 eastbound right lane and shoulder closure between Zaragoza Road and Henry Brennan Drive

• I-10 westbound right lane and shoulder closure between Zaragoza Road and Henry Brennan Drive

• I-10 westbound right lane and shoulder closure between Adabel Drive and Pendale Road

Crews will be painting concrete riprap, landscaping, placing concrete riprap, and placing decorative metalwork.

Zaragoza Mill and Inlay

Thursday, April 24 through Wednesday, April 30

Daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Nightly, 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.

• Zaragoza east- and Westbound from I-10 to Rojas

Crews will be removing old pavement and repaving

PROJECTS WITH CONTINUOUS CLOSURES

I-10 Hudspeth Safety Rest Area

Continuous closure until Friday, May 2

• 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

Monday, March 11 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.