I-10 Widening West Sunday, February 18 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. North Desert Boulevard will be reduced to one lane south of Transmountain Road. South Desert Boulevard will be reduced to one lane south of Transmountain Road. The turnaround from North Desert Boulevard to South Desert Boulevard at Transmountain Road will be closed to all
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Municipal Court continues to warn drivers against speeding. According to the court’s X page, traffic crashes and deaths are on the rise. Thanks to our partners for this video. Speeding is never the right answer. Traffic accidents and fatalities are on the rise. Please help put an
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juárez’s Road Safety Coordination (Coordinación General de Seguridad Vial) saw an increase in traffic accidents in January with 493. In January of 2023, the city saw 466 traffic accidents, a 5.7 percent increase. According to Spokeswoman Arlín Vargas, out of the 493 accidents, 333 were crashes, 2 crashes hitting pedestrians, 90
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Electric will close a portion of I-10 in Far East El Paso Thursday night into Friday morning. The closure starts 9:00 p.m. Thursday, February 8 and ends 6:00 a.m. Friday, February 9, 2024. EPE will completely close I-10 between Loop 375 and Horizon Boulevard in both directions, Gateway
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UPDATE: After hours of being closed I-10 west near Clint reopened, Sunday night. According to Texas Department of Transportation, the closure was lifted right before 10 p.m. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Area law enforcement agencies are asking drivers to avoid I-10 West near mile marker 44 (Clint Exit) as deputies with the El Paso
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Traffic in Downtown El Paso is expected to alleviate as Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) officials announced they will open the Oregon St Exit from Loop 375 Border West Expressway Monday. This comes after the exit has been closed for years. Officials said the intersection will have a deceleration lane
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Update: First responders cleared the “suspicious package” and the streets are reopen. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Emergency crews are closing streets at Paisano on the US-54 entrance into Mexico, as well as US-54 north and the I-10 ramp to Mexico due to reports of a suspicious item. That is according to El Paso Police.
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Update: Emergency crews cleared the scene. Traffic is flowing normally again. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A car fire on Transmountain West is slowing down traffic. Emergency crews are on the scene and are expected to completely close the road as they work to clear up the scene of the fire. The fire happened at
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Update: An abandoned house burned in the fire. No one was injured. HORIZON, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Department of Transportation is warning all drivers that the southbound lanes of Horizon are shut down due to a fire. Emergency crews are on the scene working to put out the fire. Avoid this area is possible.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The New Mexico Department of Transportation is officially one day into a 9-month construction project on U.S. 70/N. Main Street in Las Cruces. The project will expand and improve a stretch of North Main Street, which co-currently runs with U.S. Highway 70, from Elks Dr. to Solano Dr. The
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Construction will begin Tuesday on a stretch of US-70 that runs through Las Cruces. The project will stretch from milepost 149.1 (North Solano Drive) to Milepost 150 (Elks Drive/North Trivis Drive). Construction will begin January 30 and last through October 2024 Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5:30
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EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso, to Southern New Mexico there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a complete list of TxDOT’s and Las Cruces road closures January 29 to February 2. For updates in El Paso, click here. (https://twitter.com/txdotelp) For a look at more information
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UPDATE – The New Mexico Department of Transportation informed ABC-7 of the amount of money put towards road construction. NMDOT told ABC-7 “$53 million for construction funded projects, $13,839,840 million for maintenance funded projects and $34,475,069 million for our local government, transportation and capital outlay funded projects,” over the past few years. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — East El Paso resident are concerned about the lack of stop signs in their neighborhood. Jose Castillo noticed two months ago that some stop signs in the area had gone missing. Castillo said he worries constantly about being involved in a car crash since its a high traffic area. “We
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — City Representative Brian Kennedy is hosting a community meeting tonight, where they will provide an update on the potential impact of additional traffic generated by new developments near the Texas-New Mexico border. The focus of the discussion will be the traffic situation on Frontera Road. The Capital Improvement Department conducted
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here is a list of road closures scheduled for Wednesday, January 24 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in El Paso, click here. (https://twitter.com/txdotelp) For a look at more information from TxDOT, click here. (https://www.txdot.gov/about/newsroom/local/el-paso.html) For updates in Las Cruces, click here. (https://www.lascruces.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=20) Guardrail Repair Wednesday,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here is a list of road closures scheduled for Tuesday, January 23 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in El Paso, click here. (https://twitter.com/txdotelp) For a look at more information from TxDOT, click here. (https://www.txdot.gov/about/newsroom/local/el-paso.html) For updates in Las Cruces, click here. (https://www.lascruces.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=20) I-10 Widening West
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EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso, to Southern New Mexico there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a complete list of TxDOT’s and Las Cruces road closures January 22 to January 26. For updates in El Paso, click here. (https://twitter.com/txdotelp) For a look at more information
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FABENS, Texas (KVIA) — The almost 64-year-old Fabens Bridge is being demolished by the Texas Department of Transportation this week. Officials said they will build a new bridge with several improvements, which will result in closures for several months. Officials said the demolition is expected to be complete by this weekend. The bridge at Interstate-10
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man was killed in a crash at the 13999 Block of Gateway North on Friday, January 19th. Special Traffic Investigators reported that a man driving a semi-truck was driving north on the Gateway when a Hyundai Elantra pulled in front of him, leading to a T-bone crash. The driver
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here is a list of road closures scheduled for Thursday, January 18th for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in El Paso, click here. (https://twitter.com/txdotelp) For a look at more information from TxDOT, click here. (https://www.txdot.gov/about/newsroom/local/el-paso.html) For updates in Las Cruces, click here. (https://www.lascruces.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=20) Guardrail Repair Project
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso will receive $15 million from the federal government to install a total of 74 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging ports at publicly accessible locations across the city. In an exclusive interview with ABC-7, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, said El Paso was selected to receive
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here is a list of road closures scheduled for Wednesday, January 17 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in El Paso, click here. (https://twitter.com/txdotelp) For a look at more information from TxDOT, click here. (https://www.txdot.gov/about/newsroom/local/el-paso.html) For updates in Las Cruces, click here. (https://www.lascruces.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=20) Beginning on Monday,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Here is a list of road closures scheduled for Tuesday, January 16 for El Paso County and the City of Las Cruces. For updates in El Paso, click here. (https://twitter.com/txdotelp) For a look at more information from TxDOT, click here. (https://www.txdot.gov/about/newsroom/local/el-paso.html) For updates in Las Cruces, click here. (https://www.lascruces.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=20) I-10 Widening West
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso International Airport sees several flight cancellations and delays Monday morning after severe weather pummels parts of the country. According to FlightAware, there have been over 4,500 delays within, into or out of the U.S. today. Along with over 2,000 cancellations. There is a winter storm warning in
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EL PASO, Texas — From west to east El Paso, to Southern New Mexico there’s a construction project in almost every part of the Borderland. Here’s a complete list of TxDOT’s and Las Cruces road closures January 15 to January 19th. For updates in El Paso, click here. (https://twitter.com/txdotelp) For a look at more information
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — TxDOT will be having their 48-hour closure as part of the I-10 widening west project. Its taking place starting Saturday morning at 6 a.m. and will continue until Monday, Jan. 15, at 6 a.m. It is going to affect westbound lanes on I-10 at Art Craft, detour at North Desert Blvd. TxDOT said crews are
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Police are reporting a semi that is on fire along I-10 E near Mesa. It started about 12:25 p.m. Friday and traffic was stopped as fire crews respond to the scene. The right shoulder is closed according to a post by police and there is a major traffic
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is developing a Safe Routes to School Action Plan and is asking for public input. The plan will address school zone safety and promote walking and bicycling to school. This action plan aims to provide clear and implementable direction on: Creating a safe, connected, and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Trash, debris and weeds have built along Pellicano Drive, as the construction project is still on pause. At Wednesday morning’s meeting of the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority, Executive Director Raymond Telles informed the public that cleanup efforts are set to begin this weekend, “We’ve brought on a vendor to
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