Alternating closures continue on Durazno, Rosa for placement of overhead bridge deck panels

EL PASO, Texas — Intermittent alternating closures on Durazno Avenue and Rosa Avenue will continue between Uva Place and Bowie Street next week as crews continue placing pre-cast concrete bridge deck panels on a new direct connector ramp which will connect southbound US 54 to the Bridge of the Americas.

The closures will not be continuous; both streets will not be closed simultaneously.

The exact dimensions of each precast panel varies, but an average size panel is 8 feet by 5½ feet. The panels weight in at about 2,100 pounds each. To lift the massive panels into place, crews have brought in a 160 foot crane which will place the panels on to the new ramp which will be approximately 75 feet above the driving surface of Interstate 10.

Placement of deck panels is the fourth
of roughly seven steps needed to build an overpass:
 
Build columns  ▶  Build pier caps  ▶ Place girders  ▶ Place pre-cast panels ▶ Install rebar ▶ Place concrete driving surface ▶ Sign and stripe
 

Tuesday, May 5, from 9am to 4pm

• Lane closures will be in place in the southbound US 54 Collector-Distributor Lanes between Pershing Drive and Montana Avenue.

• The on-ramp from Gateway Boulevard South to southbound US 54 north of Pershing Drive will be closed to all traffic.
• DETOUR: Enter southbound US 54 south of Pershing Drive.
• Lane closures will be in place in the southbound US 54 Collector-Distributor Lanes between Pershing Drive and Montana Avenue. 

Crews will be placing a new dynamic message sign.

• Ramps F and G, which connect I-10 to Juárez at the Spaghetti Bowl, remain detoured through northbound US 54 to Pershing Drive until further notice.
• Interstate 110, the short freeway spur leading to and from the Bridge of the Americas, remains closed to northbound traffic until further notice.
• The ramp from southbound US 54 to US 62 (Paisano Drive) remains closed until further notice.
• Both turnarounds under US 54 at US 62 (Paisano Drive) remain closed until further notice.
• Intermittent closures on Gateway Boulevard East between Piedras Street and US 62/180 (Paisano Drive).
• Intermittent closures will be in place on Gateway Boulevard West between Boone Street and Palm Street.
• Intermittent closures will be in place on Durazno Avenue, Rosa Avenue and Uva Street.
• Intermittent lane closures will be in place on US 54 between Loop 375 and Spur 601.
• Intermittent lane closures will be in place on Gateway Boulevard East between Piedras Street and US 62/180 (Paisano Drive).
• Lane closures will be in place on eastbound and westbound SH 20 (Alameda Avenue) at US 54 until further notice.
• Lane closures will be in place on eastbound and westbound US 62 (Paisano Drive) between I-110 and US 54 until further notice.
• Lane closures will be in place on Ramp D, which connects southbound US 54 to eastbound I-10 until further notice.
• Lane closures will be in place on Ramp H, which connects eastbound I-10 to northbound US 54, until further notice.

About the I-10 Connect Project

The I-10 Connect project is at the intersection of Interstate 10 and US 54 in El Paso County. The project extends from I-10 to Loop 375 (Cesar Chávez Border Highway) and provides access to the Bridge of the Americas (BOTA) via I-110. The $96 million project includes the construction of four new direct connectors, a full reconstruction of the I-110/US 62 (Paisano Drive) interchange, and removes exit ramps from US 62 to I-110.

I-10 Connect will improve connectivity between I-10 and Loop 375, also providing an alternate route to I-10. It started February 19, 2019, and is expected to be complete in less than three years.

For more information, visit I10ConnectElPaso.com; you can also follow @I10ConnectEP on Facebook and Twitter.

Alternan cierres de Avenidas Durazno, Rosa
para poner losa superior de puente  

EL PASO, Texas — La semana que viene habrá cierres intermitentes de Avenidas Durazno y Rosa entre Uva Place y Calle Bowie mientras cuadrillas de construcción ponen los paneles de concreto para la losa de un nuevo puente interconector que conduce de US 54 Sur hacia el Puente Internacional de las  Américas.
 
Estos cierres no son continuos; no estarán ambas calles cerradas simultáneamente.
 
Varían las dimensiones exactas de cada panel de concreto, pero el tamaño promedio es de 8 pies por 5.5 pies. Pesan por promedio 2,100 libras cada uno. Para levantar estos paneles enormes, el equipo utiliza  una grúa de 160 pies para colocar los paneles en el nuevo puente interconector, a 75 pies arriba de la superficie de I-10.

 

Esta fase es el cuarto paso de siete pasos necesarios
para construir un puente vial:

Construir columnas ▶  Construir cabezales  ▶ Colocar rieles ▶
Colocar paneles de concreto ▶ Instalar vigas de acero ▶
Pavimentar en concreto ▶ Señalamientos y trazado de carriles

Martes 5 de mayo, de 9am a 4pm

• Cierran carriles de colección- distribución en US 54 Sur entre Pershing Drive y Avenida Montana. 

• La rampa de Gateway Boulevard Sur hacia US 54 Sur al norte de Pershing Drive cierra para todo tráfico.
• DESVIACIÓN: Tomar US 54 Sur al sur Pershing Drive.
• Cierran carriles de colección- distribución en US 54 Sur entre Pershing Drive y Avenida Montana.

Cuadrillas ponen un nuevo señalamiento electrónico.

• Las Rampas F y G que conectan I-10 a Cd. Juárez sobre Spaghetti Bowl permanecen desviados por US 54 Norte hacia Pershing Drive hasta nuevo aviso
• I-110, la corta autopista que conduce hacia el Puente Internacional de las Américas, permanece cerrada por debajo de Paisano Drive.
• La rampa de US 54 Sur hacia US 62 (Paisano Drive) permanece cerrada hasta nuevo aviso.
• Los dos retornos en US-62 (Paisano Drive) por debajo del US 54 permanecen cerrados hasta nuevo aviso
• Cierres intermitentes de carriles en Gateway Boulevard Este entre Piedras y 62/180 (Paisano Drive).
• Cierres intermitentes en Gateway Boulevard Oeste entre Calles Boone y Palm.
• Cierres intermitentes de Avenidas Durazno y Rosa, y Calle Uva.
• Cierres intermitentes de carriles en US 54 entre Circuito 375 y Spur 601
• Cierres intermitentes en Gateway Boulevard Este entre Calle Piedras y US 62/180 (Paisano Drive).
• Cierres de carriles en efecto en ambos sentidos de SH 20 (Avenida Alameda) sobre US 54 hasta nuevo aviso
• Cierres de carriles en efecto ambos sentidos de US 62 (Paisano Drive) entre I-110 y US 54 hasta nuevo aviso.
• Cierres de carriles en efecto en Rampa D que conecta US 54 Sur a I-10 Este hasta nuevo aviso
• Cierres de carriles en efecto en Rampa H que conecta I-10 Este a US 54 Norte, hasta nuevo aviso