Del Rio to Close 100-Block Fokes Street Thursday for Gas-Line Work

The City of Del Rio posted an advisory that the 100 block of Fokes Street, between Garfield Avenue and Central Street, will be closed for the daytime of Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, to allow crews to perform a scheduled gas-line replacement, the advisory says. The closure affects the short stretch of Fokes Street that links Garfield and Central and will put daytime work crews directly in the corridor residents use to reach downtown blocks.

The version of the advisory on file with this newsroom is truncated; it ends with the phrase, "The city’s advisory said the closure is expecte", and does not list start or end times, recommended detour routes, or whether emergency vehicles will be allowed through. Because the advisory supplied to reporters lacks those operational details, precise hours and traffic-control plans have not been confirmed.

City crews are scheduled to perform a gas-line replacement on the 100 block of Fokes Street, which means excavation, traffic control signage, and on-scene flaggers are likely during work hours. The work zone sits between Garfield Avenue and Central Street, putting the nearest cross-streets — Garfield and Central — on notice for potential delays during the daytime operations on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.

Reporters and residents seeking the full advisory and detour information should contact City of Del Rio Public Works or the city communications office for the complete posting, exact closure hours and contractor details. The city advisory in our materials is the single primary source for this planned closure; the advisory did not identify a contractor, a media contact, or an expected window beyond “daytime.”

Separately, regional traffic on the same calendar date saw a fatal crash in Reno: Nevada Highway Patrol responded at approximately 5:29 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, to a motorcycle-pickup collision on northbound South Virginia Street just north of Damonte Ranch Parkway. The rider, described as an adult male, was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel; northbound South Virginia Street was closed from Damonte Ranch Parkway to Bishop Manogue Drive while investigators worked, according to a MyNews4/KRXI2 report by Kenneth Dunn published Feb. 26, 2026 at 7:24 p.m.

The City of Del Rio has not published the full text of its Fokes Street advisory in the materials reviewed here, nor indicated whether the gas-line replacement might extend beyond Thursday; motorists in the Garfield-Central corridor should monitor official city channels for updates before traveling that segment.