The California Department of Transportation has announced the start of work on a $4.8 million concrete slab replacement project along Interstate 10 in the eastern Coachella Valley. The repair work will begin Monday night in and around the cities of Indio and Coachella, according to a Caltrans statement. The overnight work will narrow late-night and early-morning
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The City of Palm Springs reopened N. Gene Autry Trail to all traffic Monday morning shortly after 8:00 a.m. after closing the road Saturday due to blowing sand and low visibility. “N Gene Autry north of Via Escuela and south of Salvia at the Wash is OPEN,” said a statement from the Palm Springs Police
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Several closed roads due to the aftermath of Tropical Storm Hilary is still causing traffic backups throughout the Valley. People trying to get back into their daily routines are having to find alternate routes. At the Monterey and Dinah Shore intersection in Palm Desert, cars waiting bumper to bumper in all directions on Tuesday afternoon.
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A semi-truck has overturned on the I-10 and Highway 62 near Whitewater, reported at 9:58 a.m. by California Highway Patrol. The Number 2 through 4 Eastbound lanes remain closed as of 11:25 a.m. with urgent traffic alerts sent out. No injuries or deaths have been reported. News Channel 3 has reached out to CHP and
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Police were on the scene of a two-car rollover wreck on Vista Chino at Sunrise Way. Photo courtesy: David Schreiner Initial details were sparse, but a KESQ News Channel 3 viewer video showed two badly-damaged cars. Google Maps also showed that Vista Chino was closed in its westbound lanes between Sunrise Way and N. Cerritos
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The California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert Wednesday morning for the southbound lanes of Highway 111 at Angel Canyon Trail due to an overturned big rig truck. Drivers headed into Palm Springs were driving off the road’s shoulder to squeeze around the overturned rig laying on its side. The CHP said the crash happened at 6:36 a.m. closing down
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12 p.m. Update: The road access has reopened. 10:30 a.m. Update: Cal Fire confirms that 2 people were injured in a fiery crash Tuesday Morning at the interchange of Interstate Ten and Highway 62. The crash was reported just after 9:00 a.m. A small brush fire was also sparked by the crash. Cal Fire also
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Palm Springs Police announced Thursday morning that both Indian Canyon Drive and Gene Autry Drive are now open. Both windy intersections were shut down for several days as strong winds whipped sand across the valley making for dangerous driving conditions, especially in the Palm Springs wash areas. The normally busy roadways connect the city of
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A SigAlert was issued for a full lane closure along Interstate 10 in Indio Monday morning due to broken concrete requiring repair. The road was reopened as of 8:30 a.m. The freeway’s eastbound number 3 lane was closed at 7:28 a.m. as the California Highway Patrol reported a piece of concrete sticking up from the roadbed
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Update: North Indian Canyon Drive between Sunrise Parkway and Palm Springs Station Road has been reopened due to improved visibility. The road was previously shut down to all traffic earlier Monday morning due to low visibility from blowing sand. The closure extended through the Whitewater Wash between the city and Interstate 10 from Sunrise Parkway to Palm
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Update 5/2/23- 12:40 p.m. Indian Canyon is now open to traffic. It was closed at the wash due to wind and sand. Update 5/2/23 – 6:55 a.m. Gene Autry Trail has reopened to traffic through the Whitewater Wash. Indian Canyon Drive remains closed. Update 5/2/23 – 5:45 a.m. Both Gene Autry Trail and Indian Canyon
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Update – 4/19/23 N Indian Canyon Drive and Gene Autry Trail are both back open, the city announced. Original Report – 4/18/23 North Indian Canyon Drive and Gene Autry Trail were both closed to all traffic early Tuesday morning due to wind, sand, and low visibility. An official notification from Palm Springs Police was issued
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Update 4/19/23 1:55 p.m. Indian Canyon Drive has been reopened. Original Report – 4/19/23 7:15 a.m. Gene Autry Trail and Vista Chino Road have both reopened to traffic through the Whitewater wash Wednesday morning as of 7:02 a.m. North Indian Canyon Drive remained closed to all traffic due to wind, sand, and low visibility. The
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Update 4/14/2023- 9:00 a.m. PSPD reports that Gene Autry Trail is now open. Indian Canyon still closed. Update 4/13/23 – 6:10 p.m. The city has closed N Gene Autry Drive due to low visibility from wind and sand. Indian Canyon has been shut down. Original Report 4/13/23 – 6:22 a.m. North Indian Canyon Drive was
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The 2023 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is here! For the next two weekends, some of the big musicians in the world hit the stages of the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio. More than 200,000 visitors are expected to be in the Coachella Valley for the festival. The California Highway Patrol put out a
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UPDATE 10:30 a.m. North Indian Canyon Drive was reopened Tuesday morning at 10:06 a.m., according to Palm Springs Police. All Whitewater wash roads are now open again. UPDATE 7:25 a.m. Vista Chino Road has reopened along with Gene Autry Trail through the Whitewater wash. Indian Canyon Drive remains closed. UPDATE 6:39 a.m. Gene Autry Trail
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Authorities reopened Indian Canyon Drive, Vista Chino Road and Gene Autry Trail through the Whitewater Wash Thursday morning. All were closed Wednesday due to low visibility from blowing sand. Indian canyon drive is OPEN from Sunrise Parkway to Train Station Road. City officials said the train station is accessible from I-10 and Garnet AvenueGene Autry
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One person was taken to the hospital after an early morning crash in Cabazon Thursday. According to California Highway Patrol three big rigs collided on the Eastbound lanes of I-10 near Whitewater around 8:05 Thursday morning. According to the Riverside County Fire Department, fire crews responded shortly after to extricate the injured person. A spokesperson
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Drivers were being delayed in La Quinta and Indio Friday for continuing road work on Jefferson Drive. Traffic was backed up on northbound Jefferson Drive from Highway 111 to Miles Avenue. Traffic was also backed on westbound Miles Avenue east of Jefferson Drive. Frustrated drivers are speaking out over the road work. Jocelyn Michaca Garnica works
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Update 12:45 p.m. 3/17/23 Gene Autry Trail is back open N Indian Canyon remains closed Original Report 9:10 a.m. 3/17/23 The Palm Springs Police Department announced East Vista Chino had reopened through its Whitewater Wash crossing Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. The closure had extended from Clubhouse Drive and the Cathedral City limit. The roadway
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