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El Paso Electric schedules overnight lane closures on I-10 for power line expansion - KFOX El Paso

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El Paso Electric schedules overnight lane closures on I-10 for power line expansion

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Heads up drivers, El Paso Electric will shut down lanes on I-10 and Gateway Boulevards in far east El Paso as they work to extend power lines across the interstate.

Starting Sunday, EP Electric will close east and westbound lanes of I-10 and Gateway Boulevards East and West over four nights, as they extend transmission and distribution power lines across the interstate and to a new substation.

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From Sunday to Thursday, each night from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., EP Electric will close off:

Drivers are asked to follow detour signs and beware of barricades.

El Paso law enforcement will be helping in redirecting traffic.

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