EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso County is warning drivers of lane closures and an overnight full closure along Pellicano Drive this weekend as crews make a final traffic shift for the Phase 1 Pellicano Widening Project.
Hawk Construction will close the eastbound turn lane at Mission Ridge Boulevard and Pellicano Drive, as well as the left lane on northbound Mission Ridge Boulevard, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.
Crews will be installing traffic signals at the intersection.
No closures are scheduled Saturday.
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Pellicano Drive will then fully close between Sun Fire Boulevard and Aircoupe Way from 9 p.m. Sunday through 5 a.m. Monday.
The closure will allow crews to lay asphalt for a crossover, install low-profile concrete barriers and complete traffic signal work at Mission Ridge Boulevard.
Beginning Monday, westbound traffic will shift to the north side of Pellicano Drive just east of Mission Ridge Boulevard.
Eastbound lanes east of the intersection will fully reopen, and the Mission Ridge Boulevard intersection will reopen to traffic.
Drivers are encouraged to plan ahead, watch for construction signage and use caution in the work zone.
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