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KTSM News – TxDOT road closures for Feb. 1, 2025

Posted on January 31, 2025

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Here is a rundown of road closures for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) projects in the El Paso area for the week starting on Saturday, Feb. 1. This includes an advance notice for a major 49-hour closures at Interstate 10 West on Feb 1.

I-10 Widening West 1

49-Hour Freeway Closure

Saturday, Feb. 1 at 4 a.m., through Monday, Feb. 3 at 5 a.m.

  • I-10 West will be closed at Mesa Street.
    • DETOUR: Take Exit 11 (Mesa Street), continue on North Desert Boulevard, and re-enter I-10 past Transmountain Road.
  • I-10 East will be closed at Redd Road.
    • DETOUR: Take Exit 9 (Redd Road), continue on South Desert Boulevard, and re-enter I-10 past Mesa Street.

Saturday, Feb. 1 at 4 a.m., through Sunday, Feb. 2 at 4 a.m.

  • Redd Road will be closed between North Desert Boulevard and South Desert Boulevard.
    • EASTBOUND DETOUR: Turn right on South Desert Boulevard, use the turnaround at Mesa Street, continue on North Desert Boulevard, and turn right on Redd Road.
    • WESTBOUND DETOUR: Turn right on North Desert Boulevard, turn left on Artcraft Road, turn left on South Desert Boulevard, and turn right on Redd Road.

Crews will be installing the bridge deck.

Monday, Feb. 3, through Saturday, Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Redd Road East and West will be alternatingly reduced to one lane at South Desert Boulevard and North Desert Boulevard.

Crews will be conducting electrical work.

Monday, Feb. 3, through Saturday, Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • I-10 East and West will be alternatingly reduced to one lane between Vinton Road and Transmountain Road.

Crews will be working on retaining walls and conducting earthwork.

Monday, Feb. 3, through Saturday, Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • I-10 East and West will be alternatingly reduced to one lane between Mesa Street and Redd Road.

Crews will be conducting earthwork and prepping for construction of the bridge deck.

49-Hour Freeway Closure

Saturday, Feb. 8 at 4 a.m., through Monday, Feb. 10 at 5 a.m.

  • I-10 East will be closed at Redd Road.
    • DETOUR: Take Exit 9 (Redd Road), continue on South Desert Boulevard, and re-enter I-10 past Mesa Street.
  • I-10 West will be closed at Mesa Street.
    • DETOUR: Take Exit 11 (Mesa Street), continue on North Desert Boulevard, and re-enter I-10 past Redd Road.

Saturday, Feb. 8 at 4 a.m., through Sunday, Feb. 9 at 4 a.m.

  • Redd Road will be closed between North Desert Boulevard and South Desert Boulevard.
    • EASTBOUND DETOUR: Turn right on South Desert Boulevard, use the turnaround at Mesa Street, continue on North Desert Boulevard, and turn right on Redd Road.
    • WESTBOUND DETOUR: Turn right on North Desert Boulevard, turn left on Artcraft Road, turn left on South Desert Boulevard, and turn right on Redd Road.

Crews will be installing the bridge deck.

I-10 Widening West 2

Monday, Feb. 3 through Saturday, Feb. 8, daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Alternating lane closures on I-10 East and I-10 West from Anthony, TX to Nashua Road.
  • Alternating lane closures on North Desert Boulevard and South Desert Boulevard from Anthony, TX to Nashua Road.

Crews will be performing dirt work and removing miscellaneous materials.

Long Term Closure through Spring 2026.

  • Complete closure at Valley Chile Road Turnaround.

US-54 & State Line Project

Monday, Jan. 27 until further notice, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • US-54 north- and southbound between project limits alternating lane closures.
  • State Line Road east- and westbound between project limits alternating 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.

Borderland Expressway Project

Monday, Feb. 3 until further notice, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • North- and southbound Railroad and north- and southbound Dyer (BU-54) between project limits alternating lane closures.

Crews will be doing signal and striping work.

Guardrail Repair Project

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

Monday, Feb. 3

  • Loop 375 (Transmountain) eastbound between Plexxar and Tom Mays right lane closed.

Tuesday, Feb. 4

  • Loop 375 (Transmountain) eastbound between Tom Mays and Main Gap right lane closed.

Wednesday, Feb. 5

  • US-85 (Paisano) eastbound between Durango and Santa Fe left lane closed.
  • US-85 (Paisano) westbound between Kansas and Santa Fe left lane closed.

Thursday, Feb. 6

  • Sandia westbound between FM-1905 and Stateline right lane closed.

Friday, Feb. 7

  • Loop 375 (Border Highway) between Midway and Yarbrough right lane closed.

Crews will be working on guardrail.

Miscellaneous Concrete

Monday, Feb. 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Loop 375 eastbound (Border Highway) at Fonseca Exit 56 exit ramp closed.

Crews will be repairing concrete.

Monday, Feb. 3 through Friday, Feb. 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Loop-375 eastbound (Border Highway) at Fonseca Exit 56 right shoulder closure.

Crews will be repairing concrete.

Maintenance

Monday, Feb. 3 through Friday, Feb. 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Loop 375 (Transmountain) east- and westbound between both picnic stations alternate lane closures.

Crews will be installing signs.

  • Cotton entrance ramp to I-10 eastbound closed.

Crews will be installing delineators.

  • Woodrow Bean between Kenworthy and Railroad alternate lane closures.
  • Loop 375 (Cesar Chavez/Border Hwy) between Stanton and Oregon right lane closed.

Crews will be cleaning.

  • Mesa (SH-20) southbound between Boston and Kerbey right lane closed.
  • US-54 northbound at Montana entrance ramp to US-54 closed.
  • US-54 North at Trowbridge exit closed.

Crews will be working on bridge joints.

Montana Widening Project

Monday, Jan. 27 to Saturday, Feb. 8, daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • Montana Avenue (US 62/180) eastbound frontage road left lane closed between Lee Trevino Drive and East Glen Drive.

Crews will be working on the bus stops.

Purple Heart 375 Widening Project

Monday, Feb. 3 to Friday, Feb. 28, daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

  • Purple Heart Highway (Loop 375) north- and southbound left lane closures between Montana Avenue and Iron Medics Drive.

Crews will be paving in median.

Friday, Feb.14 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

  • Purple Heart Highway (Loop 375) north- and southbound left lane closed from Spur 601 to Montana Avenue.

Crews will be working on installation of bid-well for girder placement.

Continuous closure, beginning at 3 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 17

  • Full closure Purple Heart Highway (Loop 375) northbound and southbound from Spur 601 to Montana Avenue.
  • Turnarounds and ramps at Iron Medics will be closed.

Crews will be installing bridge girders.

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, Feb. 1 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • Americas Highway (Loop 375) northbound Zaragoza Exit Ramp (P.O.E.), adjacent lane switch-over.

Crews will be working on placing striping and moving concrete barrier in place.

Continuous closure, beginning 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8

  • Americas Avenue (frontage road) southbound right lane and south to north turnaround UPRR Bridge.

Crews will be working on installation of curb/sidewalk, guardrail, T-551 concrete barrier, and concrete paving.

Horizon/Darrington Reconstruction Project

Sunday, Feb. 2 to Monday, Feb. 3 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

  • Full closure Horizon Boulevard intersection at Darrington Road.
  • Intersection will be open to traffic at 6 a.m. Monday, February 3. Traffic should be aware of the slight lane change to Darrington Road through traffic.

Crews will be resetting the low-profile barrier wall for the next phases of intersection reconstruction.

Wednesday, Feb. 5 to Thursday, Feb. 6 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

  • Full closure Horizon Boulevard intersection at Darrington Road.
  • Traffic through the intersection will be detoured during the closure..

Crews will be rearranging barrier wall, striping, and signals into new traffic configuration to begin reconstruction of eastbound Horizon lanes.

Thursday, Feb. 6 to Friday, Feb. 7 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

  • Single lane closures along east- and westbound Horizon Boulevard (FM1281).
  • Access to driveways along eastbound Horizon Boulevard from Horizon Crossing to Breaux Street will be limited.

Crews will be working on traffic control device refiguration for new phase of work.

Continuous closures

Monday, Dec. 9 through July 2025

  • Horizon Boulevard (FM1281) hike/bike trail from Torrey Pines to Desert Mesa Drive will be closed indefinitely.

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

Loop 375 Mill and Inlay Project

Monday, Feb. 3 to Friday, Feb. 7, daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Joe Battle Boulevard (frontage road) north- and southbound alternate lane closures between Pellicano Drive and Montana Avenue.
  • Traffic will be reduced to one lane in work areas.

Crews will be constructing northbound and southbound turnaround lanes and installing traffic signals.

I-10 Landscape & Aesthetics Project

Monday, Feb. 3 to Friday, Feb. 7, daily from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

  • I-10 eastbound at Lee Trevino underpass right lane and shoulder closure.
  • Gateway East Boulevard at Lee Trevino Drive left lane closed.

Crews will be backfilling planters and placing gabions.

Monday, Feb. 3 to Friday, Feb. 7, daily from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

  • I-10 westbound at Lomaland Drive on-ramp closure.
  • I-10 westbound at Lomaland/Yarbrough right lane and shoulder closure.

Crews will be excavating existing planters and placing concrete.

Monday, Feb. 3 to Friday, Feb. 7, daily from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

  • IH-10 Westbound at Lee Trevino Right Shoulder closure.
  • IH-10 Westbound at Lee Trevino Right Lane closure.

Crews will be excavating existing planters, removing concrete, and placing concrete.

Closure Links:

West Area Project Closures

I-10 Widening West Closures

East Area Project Closures 

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