I-10 closures and detours to cause major delays in West El Paso for interstate expansion

Drivers traveling through West El Paso should expect lane closures and detours this week as crews continue work on the widening project of Interstate 10.The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot) announced more details on the project in a press release on Thursday.I-10 closure schedule and affected areasTxDOT said alternating lane closures are scheduled daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Saturday along I-10 and adjacent frontage roads between Vinton Road and Resler Drive, as well as between Anthony Avenue and Mesa Street.The entrance ramps, exit ramps and U-turn lanes in the construction zone may also be subject to temporary closures.Mesa Street to Redd Road detour routesTxDOT also announced a full closure of the I-10 eastbound and westbound bypass lanes between Mesa Street and Redd Road from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. as needed through Saturday, June 27. Motorists will be detoured onto North Desert Boulevard through the Thorn Avenue intersection before re-