For years, many residents have called for the city of Palm Springs to build a bridge along N Indian Canyon near the Whitewater Wash south of Interstate 10. On Thursday, the city’s engineer Joel Montalvo shared updates during the city council on how that project is going, along with where plans are for other bridge
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Update 6/10/24 – 3:40 p.m. N Indian Canyon Drive was reopened at the Whitewater Wash, according to the Palm Springs Police Dept. Update 6/10/24 – 10:20 a.m. Gene Autry Trail was reopened at the wash Monday morning, the city announced. N Indian Canyon Drive remains closed at the wash. Stay with News Channel 3 for
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Update 6/5/24 N Indian Canyon Drive is back open at the Whitewater Wash in Palm Springs. It’s the first time the road has been open since issues with low visibility and sand build up caused by strong winds. Have you downloaded the ‘KESQ First Alert’ app yet? It’s FREE! Click here You’ll stay up-to-date with the
Continue Reading Update – 5/26/24 3:22 PM PSPD officials shared that Gene Autry at the wash is now open. Meantime, North Indian Canyon Drive at the wash remains closed. Alternate routes include Vista Chino, Ramon Road, Dinah Shore Dr., and Highway 111. Update – 5/25/24 5:40 AM Gene Autry Trail was closed to traffic along with N.
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State Highway 62 was closed to traffic early Thursday morning after a multi-vehicle collision near Desert Hot Springs, but was reopened before 7:00 a.m. Police and firefighters were called to the intersection of State Highway 62 at N. Indian Canyon Drive at 2:27 a.m. where one person was declared dead at the scene. One car ended up in a
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Indian Canyon Dr. was closed to traffic through the Whitewater wash Wednesday morning, according to Palm Springs Police. The roadway remained closed Friday morning. Both Gene Autry Trail and Vista Chino Road were open to traffic. Indian Canyon Dr. was shut down between Sunrise Parkway and Palm Springs Station Road, according to a police statement
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Palm Springs police say all roads are back open and the person who was struck is expected to survive. The investigators are still investigating the cause of the crash. Eastbound lanes of Vista Chino Road and northbound lanes on Sunrise Avenue were closed in Palm Springs Thursday morning as emergency responders worked at the scene
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Police closed Indian Canyon Drive through the Whitewater wash Wednesday morning due to blowing sand and low visibility. The major traffic artery in and out of Palm Springs remained closed Thursday morning. Gene Autry Trail and Vista Chino Road were still open to traffic in and out of Palm Springs. Stay with KESQ News Channel 3 for updates
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[Update: Saturday 1:19 p.m.]: Gene Autry Trail has reopened at the wash. [Update: Saturday 9:21 a.m.]: E. Vista Chino has reopened. North Gene Autry Trail was closed early Thursday morning due to poor visibility from blowing sand. The roadway was closed between Salvia Road to Via Escuela, according to Palm Springs Police at 5:00 a.m.
Continue Reading2:00pm Update: Indian Canyon is now open, Vista Chino and Gene Autry at the wash were opened earlier Saturday morning. 11:00am Update: PSPD says Gene Autry Trail now open, Vista Chino opened earlier Saturday morning. Indian Canyon Remains Closed. North Indian Canyon Drive and North Gene Autry Trail were closed through the Whitewater Wash Saturday morning
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The California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert for lane closures on Interstate 10 in Cabazon Thursday due to a fire involving hazardous waste aboard a truck. CalFire Riverside County says the the fire was reported on a Burrtec Waste Management truck at 9:14 a.m. in the westbound freeway lanes near the Main Street offramp. Two lanes were closed to traffic
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Update 3/14/24 Gene Autry Trail was reopened shortly before 2:30 p.m. Original Report 3/12/24 Gene Autry Trail was closed at the wash due to blowing sand and low visibility Wednesday morning, according to Palm Springs Police. Indian Canyon Drive was also closed briefly at 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday but reopened to traffic within an hour.
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A SigAlert was issued by the California Highway Patrol Thursday morning for Interstate 10 east of Coachella in both directions due to two collisions involving big rig trucks. All east and westbound traffic was being detoured off the freeway in Coachella at Dillon Road. The CHP said all Eastbound traffic would be directed to State
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Interstate 10 eastbound was reopened at 7:36 a.m. Friday morning after a SigAlert was issued and eastbound traffic lanes closed at Dillon Road in Coachella. The closure came after a big rig truck rolled over blocking lanes near the Cactus City rest stop. There were no reports of injuries in the 2:00 a.m. rollover wreck. The
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Riverside County residents who want to voice their opinions about where transportation funding should be allocated over the next few years are encouraged to take a look at the proposed “2024 Traffic Relief Plan,” which will be open to public comment until the end of March. “Upgrades and improvements to our highways, local roads and
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First responders were on the scene of a collision involving a fully loaded school bus and another car as students were on their way to school Tuesday morning east of Desert Hot Springs. The First Student school bus was rear-ended along Dillon Road near Johnson Road in Desert Edge. One person in the passenger vehicle suffered
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North Indian Canyon Drive and North Gene Autry Trail were closed through the Whitewater Wash Tuesday morning due to flooding, according to Palm Springs Police. A statement from PSPD at 6:36 a.m. said the North Gene Autry Trail was closed between East Via Escuela and Interstate 10. A second statement at 7:39 a.m. said North
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Update 2/12/24 – 4:30 p.m. Gene Autry Trail has been reopened, the city announced. Update 2/9/24 – 12 p.m.Palm Springs Police announce that Indian Canyon at the wash is now open, Vista Chino was opened on Thursday. Gene Autry Trail at the wash remained closed. Update 2/8/24 – 2:55 p.m. Vista Chino is back open.
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At least one woman suffered major injuries in a traffic collision on Interstate 10 in Desert Hot Springs early Tuesday morning when police say a big rig semi rolled onto the vehicle she was driving. The wreck was reported on the freeway’s eastbound lanes at 12:15 a.m. near the I-10 Gene Autry interchange. Three of the four eastbound
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Update 12:15 p.m. N Gene Autry is back open at the Whitewater Wash. UPDATE: Vista Chino has been re-opened as of 11 am Thursday. The Palm Springs Police Department closed Gene Autry Trail south of I-10 to Via Escuela and E. Vista Chino between Clubhouse View Dr. and the city’s limits Thursday morning. Officials said
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