Weather Update And Current Road Closures

We don't get much real winter here in El Paso and when we do, boy does it shake things up!

There's a lot going on today:

Scenic Drive and Trans Mountain are closed.
Spur 601 from US-54 eastbound is closed.
The 5000 block of Fred Wilson is closed.
All Department of Transportation sand spreaders are out sanding bridges and overpasses. Most are currently in the northeast.
On Fort Bliss, non-essential personnel will be released at 12 Noon.
"Liberal Leave" is in effect at William Beaumont Army Medical Center.
Emergency and critical care services at WBAMC are available. For routine appointments, patients are urged to call to ensure they will be seen and/or to reschedule.
Students at Loretto Academy were released at 12 Noon.
Ysleta Independent School District is releasing elementary students at 1pm, high school and middle school students will be released at 2pm.
El Paso Independent School District will release students early today. Middle school students at 1:30, elementary students at 2 and high school students at 2:30.
As of 1:23pm, Mesa street is closed from Mesa Hills to Executive Center Blvd.
**UPDATE**: As of 2:00pm, That section of N. Mesa has reopened!
City employees have been released from work.
The Zoo is closed. (Like anyone would go to the Zoo in this weather...)
NMSU, EPCC, UTEP and Southwest University classes are cancelled.
UTEP, and EPISD will have a delayed start tomorrow morning.
All city sports, recreation and senior centers have closed.
Sun Metro bus routes are being affected. Some are experiencing major delays.
Landfills are closed and some, mainly west side, trash collections have also been affected.
Department of Public Safety offices closed at 2.