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El Paso District

13301 Gateway West

El Paso, Texas 79928-5410

______(915) 790-4341 FAX (915) 790-4259

TxDOT’s five goals: reduce congestion ▪ enhance safety ▪ expand economic opportunity

▪ improve air quality ▪ increase the value of transportation assets.

CLOSURES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:

June 29, 2009 Sandra Sierra

790-4204

SPUR 601 PROJECT:

  • COMPLETE CLOSURE of US 54 southbound, between the Fred Wilson Exit Ramp and the Fred Wilson Entrance Ramp will continue through Thursday July 2, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. (the following morning).

DETOUR:

Southbound US 54 traffic will exit at the Fred Wilson Exit Ramp and re-enter US 54 at the

Fred Wilson Entrance Ramp (south of the intersection).

  • COMPLETE CLOSURE of US 54 northbound, between the Fred Wilson/Railroad Exit Ramp and the Fred Wilson Overpass will be in place Thursday, July 2 through Friday July 3, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. (the following morning).

DETOUR:

Northbound US 54 traffic will exit at the Fred Wilson/Railroad Exit Ramp and re-enter US 54 at the

Fred Wilson Entrance Ramp (north of the intersection).

  • The northbound left lane and the north to southbound turnaround along US 54 on Gateway North, between the Gateway North Exit and Fred Wilson Ave. will be closed Wednesday, July 1 through Saturday, July 11, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Alternate right and left lane closures, east and westbound, on Fred Wilson Ave., between Dyer St. (BU 54) and Airport Rd, will continue daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Sunday, July 5.
  • The southbound left and center lanes on Gateway South (along US 54), between Ellerthorpe Ave. and Homer Circle, will continue to be closed through end of August.

PLEASE NOTE:

Fred Wilson Ave. has been reduced from a six-lane road to afour-lane road. The reduction consists of two-lanes in each direction, between US 54and Airport Rd.

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ALL WORK IS DEPENDENT UPON WEATHER CONDITIONS

For more information, visit us at www.transvista.txdot.gov

For more information on the Spur 601 Project, visit us at:

http://www.dot.state.tx.us/project_information/projects/el_paso/spur_601