EL PASO – Crews will complete replacement of a damaged water line in Downtown El Paso in the overnight hours on February 12. For safety reasons, Interstate 10 (I-10) will be closed in both directions from Stanton Street to Mesa Street beginning at 9 p.m. on Tuesday with traffic opening back up at 5 a.m. on Wednesday. Water services will not be interrupted.
The 24-inch steel water line running through a utility bridge was damaged following a July 2018 traffic accident involving a semitractor-trailer.
Commuters travelling east on I-10 will exit Downtown and re-enter on Wyoming Avenue. Westbound traffic will exit Mesa Street and re-enter on Yandell Drive.
Commuters are asked to follow all detour signs.