El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-This week, Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Transportation announced a new 10-year transportation plan with a projected total investment of $138 billion. Lauren Macias Cervantes from Tx Dot El Paso is with us now to provide more information on what this means for El Paso. Closures: I-10 Widening West
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thursday, a six-vehicle crash, including a semi, left two hospitalized, according to the El Paso Police and Fire Department. Police said the semi ran a red light. EPPD said the call came in at 5:38 a.m. Police said minor injuries were reported. The crash occurred at the intersection of Transmountain
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UPDATE (Aug. 25, 2026): The El Paso Police Department said 68-year-old Glen Archer died from injuries sustained in a five-vehicle crash on July 14 at Joe Battle Boulevard and Montwood Drive. Police on Tuesday said they learned about Archer’s death. Investigators learned that Archer drove at a high rate of speed and failed to negotiate
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ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KVIA) — A water valve replacement may temporarily cause a water outage on 10th Street in Alamogordo Thursday. The city said the outage may occur Thursday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, traffic control will be in place. The eastbound outside right lane of 10th Street between Jefferson Avenue and Madison Avenue
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – All lanes are closed on Transmountain westbound at Mile Marker 17 after a crash, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. TXDOT sent out the alert at around 1 a.m. Saturday morning. They say clearing time is until further notice. ABC-7 reached out to the El Paso Sheriff’s office for
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-Electric scooters are now a popular way to travel in Texas, especially in cities. Although they are convenient and flexible, e-scooters also introduce new safety issues to both streets and sidewalks. Lauren Macias-Cervantes from TxDOT will provide more details, including information about the road closures and college students returning to school next
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A train derailed Thursday on Cotton Street near Montana and Wyoming Avenue. The El Paso Fire Department said 18 train cars derailed, 10 of which overturned. El Paso fire said it happened at 11:43 a.m. EPFD and Union Pacific said no injuries were reported. EPFD is assessing the derailment. There’s
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UPDATE (4:36 p.m.): El Paso police said all lanes have reopened. The El Paso Fire Department said the vehicle fire didn’t injure anyone. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police said a vehicle caught fire on Loop 375 East (Transmountain) at Mile 19 Tuesday. Mile Marker 19 is between LP 375 at Tom Mays
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UPDATE (Aug. 14, 2026): El Paso Police said the pedestrian, an unidentified 31-year-old man, died. A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a Mazda drove on I-10 East in Downtown El Paso when the man walked on the freeway, police said. She wasn’t able to avoid the man and allegedly hit him, EPPD said. Police
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UPDATE (2:13 PM) — The El Paso Police Department are looking for a driver of a possible silver in color pickup truck, who they say struck a 26-year-old man while the man was changing a tire. Police say that Saturday, at approximately 2:48 am officers responded to a crash involving a pedestrian at I-10 East
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-Crews working on the Borderland Expressway project are about to start placing the first beams. Please plan your travel in advance. According to TxDOT El Paso, Stan Roberts Road will be fully closed in both directions between McCombs and Martin Luther King on Tuesday and Thursday next week. On Saturday, McCombs Road
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CLINT, Texas (KVIA) — Residents and drivers near the San Lorenzo Catholic Church in Clint, Texas, may notice more people walking in the area on Monday. The San Elizario Fire Rescue urged drivers to be cautious as people pack the roads for an annual pilgrimage. San Elizario Fire Rescue said the pilgrimage procession runs from
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-TxDOT El Paso is providing an update regarding the Montana project: the three-level section is being gradually formed. If you drive along the main roads in Montana then you will find that the roads are paved, the walls have been put up and barriers have been placed over a large area. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Drivers who frequently pass through or by Frontera Road have had to take diversions due to the “Traffic management Project” construction in progress. Constructed started in early June and is scheduled to last around October. Sunland Park residents voiced their frustrations with the diversions on Frontera Road. Kym Hemley, a
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)- TxDOT would like to hear your thoughts. The Border Highway East study looks at a possible 20-mile extension from Loop 375 (Americas Avenue) to FM 3380 (M.F. Aguilera Road) near Tornillo. The study is exploring ways to improve traffic flow and safety in the area. Goals include reducing congestion, making it
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UPDATE (8/2/26) — The El Paso Police Department has identified 27-year-old Michael Isaiah Sepulveda and 31-year-old Omar Rene Botello as the two individuals who were killed in a crash Saturday morning. Officials say that officers were called out to the crash on I-10 near Copia, previously reported by police to be near Raynolds, for a
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UPDATE (9:52 a.m.) — The El Paso Fire Department (EPFD) says that there were two people taken to the hospital due to a crash early Sunday morning. According to the EPFD, both individuals were taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries received in the crash. Officials have not released a cause for the crash.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – I-10 West is completely shut down at Mile Marker 2 near Vinton due to a four-car, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. No one was injured in the crash. Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) cameras show that all lanes have reopened. Traffic will be stopped at the Westway
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UPDATE (4:11 p.m.): The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said 75-year-old Silvia Resendez died in Wednesday night’s crash. It also said a 29-year-old man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in connection to the crash. According to the sheriff’s office, the crash happened at 10:57 p.m. Thursday. Investigators said a white GMC truck
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-TxDOT El Paso is letting drivers know that I-10 East at Anthony will be closed overnight for two weeks so crews can place bridge beams. According to TxDot El Paso, the closures are scheduled for Thursday, July 30, and from Sunday, August 2 through Thursday, August 6, near Anthony. Fourteen bridges are
Continue Reading SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (KVIA) — For many residents of the Borderland, the line separating El Paso’s West side and Sunland Park, New Mexico, is one that is more understood and less identifiable. For a neighborhood that resides in both places along the state line, a traffic conundrum could be on the horizon. According to Kym
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV) Getting to your destination a few minutes faster as a result of speeding isn’t worth a lifetime of consequences. Choosing to slow down is one of the simplest ways to protect yourself—and everyone else on the road. Lauren Macias-Cervantes has helpful tips to keep you and your family safe. CLOSURES (
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UPDATE (1:46 p.m.) — El Paso police said I-10 West after Vinton reopened at 12:40 p.m. UPDATE (12:23 p.m.) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said one person was sent to a local hospital with minor injuries. Deputies said several vehicles are invovled. According to TxDOT’s El Paso map, the lane is still closed.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A early Tuesday morning water main break has closed all lanes heading west on Montana Avenue in Far East El Paso near Red Sands Elementary School. According to the El Paso County Sheriff Office, Montana westbound is closed at O’Shea Road. Officials are telling the community to avoid the area. No
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tuesday, El Paso Water said construction on a water and wastewater line replacement project will close some roads in Central El Paso. The utility said construction may be complete by November. The project is part of the utility’s plan to replace old infrastructure, according to a news release. Here’s the
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UPDATE (11 a.m.) — TxDOT reported all lanes reopened at 10:51 a.m. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — All southbound lanes on U.S. 54 at Hondo Pass closed after a crash Monday, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. At 10:08 a.m., TxDOT said drivers should use Exit 27 (Hondo Pass Drive) to avoid the closure.
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UPDATE (5:35 p.m.) — One person was sent to the hospital with minor injuries, according to an EPCSO spokesperson. All lanes have reopened. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said all westbound lanes and two eastbound lanes are closed at Paseo Del Este Boulevard and Allerton Parkway in Far East
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UPDATE (3:02 p.m.) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said a 78-year-old man and 67-year-old woman died after Monday’s crash. A preliminary investigation found a Lincoln Navigator drove westbound on I-10 near Mile Marker 42, according to EPCSO. The Lincoln crossed the median into the eastbound lanes and crashed head-on with another SUV, a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office are at a crash in far East El Paso. The eastbound lanes of Montana Ave. and Vista Del Este are closed while deputies clear the debris. Drivers are asked to see alternate route until the road reopens to traffic. Expect delays. No
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)- Most drivers do not mean to harm anyone, but last year, impaired driving led to 1,254 deaths on Texas roads. In 2025, El Paso saw 14,724 traffic crashes, which caused 54 deaths and 248 serious injuries, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. That same year, El Paso had 501 DUI-related
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