TRAFFIC ALERT: Coachella exodus slowing I-10 West

Motorists were experiencing traffic delays on Interstate 10 from Indio west toward Los Angeles Monday.

As of 8:45 a.m. freeway traffic was slow westbound between Washington Street and Monterey Avenue.

Festival goers from weekend one of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival are heading home en masse.

Local roadways that will see the most traffic are Jefferson Street, Washington Street, and Monroe Street heading toward the westbound lanes of Interstate 10.

Highway 111 on the west side of Palm Springs historically sees bumper to bumper traffic jams as motorists try to find another route to beat the slow freeway traffic.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is alerting motorists that Motorists who plan to use I-10 between Beaumont and Indio or State Route 60 from Moreno Valley to Beaumont during these events will experience traffic delays during peak travel times.

The peak travel day for westbound traffic is Monday. Avoid delays by leaving early mornings on those peak travel days or wait to travel the day after the peak travel day.

Westbound Coachella exodus freeway traffic historically is heaviest between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. often backing up for miles through the Coachella Valley west into the Beaumont Pass.

Stay with News Channel 3 for updates throughout the day.