Loop 375 Closures

**NEW** William Beaumont Overpass

Start Date: Jan 2012

Expected Completion Date: July 2012

Fort Bliss has begun the construction of the new William Beaumont Army Medical Center. To access this center, they will need to build a new overpass and four new ramps.  The William Beaumont Overpass will be located over the Purple Heart Memorial Highway (Loop 375) between the Montana Overpass and the Entrance to Liberty Expressway (Spur 601).  They will also build a northbound entrance and exit ramp and a southbound entrance and exit ramp.

CLOSURES:

Expect a left lane closure north and southbound on the Purple Heart Memorial Highway (Loop 375) between the Montana Overpass and the Entrance to Liberty Expressway (Spur 601).  

This closure will be in place Monday, February 6 through Friday, February 10 from 9 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m.

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 *New*  Joe Battle& Zaragoza Direct Connectors Project  

 Start Date- Jan. 2012

 Expected to be completed-Jan.2013

 The project will construct two direct elevated connectors.

  **One connector will be constructed for traffic traveling in the northbound direction of Joe Battle (Loop 375) onto northeast Zaragoza Rd. (FM 659).

   **One connector will be constructed for traffic traveling in the southwest direction of  Zaragoza Rd. (FM 659) onto southbound Joe Battle (Loop 375). 

The southbound Montwood Turnaround will be closed startingMonday, February 6 at 7 a.m. and remainclosed through Saturday, February 18 at 4 p.m.

The contractor will be working on the proposed retaining wall.

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NEW PROJECT-WOODROW BEAN / TRANSMOUNTAIN (Loop 375) EXTENSION PROJECT:   

Start Date- Decemeber 2011

Expected to be complete-Decemeber 2013

The following closures will be in place Monday, February 6 through Friday, February 10 along Woodrow Bean/Transmountain (Loop 375) between Dyer St. (BU 54) and 1 mile west of US 54  from 9a.m. to 4 p.m.:

Eastbound center median

East and westbound alternate lane closures

The Wal-Mart Crossover is now permanently closed. 

The Girl Scout WayCrossover will be closed until further notice.

Access to all the surrounding businesses will always remain open.

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César Chávez Border Highway (Loop 375) Project

Start Date-July 2011

Expected to be complete-July 2013

Details on the project via Tx-DOT-The construction of the widening of the César Chávez Border Highway (Loop 375), began July 11. The project limits are from US 54 to Zaragoza Rd. (FM 659), approximately nine miles long and includes the complete rehabilitation of the existing lanes. The project improvements will include the addition of two “express toll lanes” to the existing four-lane non-toll facility.

“Express toll lanes” are lanes that are available to motorists to use by payment of a toll, also known as a user fee, in order to avoid traffic congestion, especially during periods of heavy traffic. The existing main lanes (two in each direction) would not be tolled. This means, drivers would have a choice to drive on the toll road or the un-tolled road.

Estimated cost of the construction of this project is approximately $55 million. The toll project will be implemented by the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority.

CLOSURES- 

The westbound lanes on César Chávez Border Highway (Loop 375) will be closed between the FonsecaExit Ramp and the Fonseca Entrance Ramp this Monday, February 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

 Westbound traffic will need to exit at the Fonseca Exit Ramp, continue on the frontage road and return onto Loop 375 at the Fonseca Entrance Ramp.

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DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS (DMS) PROJECT:  

Expect the following closuresMonday, February 6 through Friday, February 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.:  

 East and westbound shoulder closures onCésar Chávez-Border Highway(Loop 375)between Fonseca Overpass and Park St.