How to avoid road closures during festival season
Planned road closures have been announced with designated routes to get around road closures during the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and Stagecoach Country Music Festival.
Coachella Fest takes place on the weekends of April 14-16, and April 21-23. Stagecoach will happend on the weekend of April 29-30.
During each weekend, the following roads will be CLOSED:
Avenue 49 between Hjorth Street and Monroe Street Avenue 50 between Madison Street and Jackson Street Hjorth Street between Avenue 49 and Avenue 50 Madison Street between Avenue 49 and Avenue 52
From Friday to Sunday during each weekend, the following roads will be primary access routes for the festivals:
Jefferson Street, southbound from I-10 to Avenue 52 Washington Street, southbound from I-10 to Avenue 52 Monroe Street, southbound from I-10 to Avenue 52 Highway 111 at Jefferson Street Highway 111 at Monroe Street I-10 exit eastbound at Jefferson Street I-10 exit eastbound at Monroe Street I-10 exit eastbound at Washington Street
Delays:
Avenue 50 between Madison Street and Monroe Street will experience intermittent closures and delays starting April 3. Also, full closures will occur Friday through Sunday April 14-16, 21-23 and 28-30. The street will reopen to normal traffic on May 5. Please be aware of alternate traffic patterns on the Jefferson Street freeway interchange project
Alternate Routes:
North and south travel, use Washington Street, Jackson Street, Calhoun Street and Golf Center Parkway East and west travel, use Fred Waring Drive, Miles Avenue, Avenue 48 and Avenue 54
Uber/Taxi Location:
Avenue 49 and Monroe Street on the southwest corner
Friends & Family Drop Off & Pick Up:
Avenue 52 and Madison Street on the northeast corner
Indio police also said: Absolutely NO PEDESTRIANS OR PEDESTRIAN FESTIVAL ACCESS will be allowed on Monroe Street between Avenue 49 and Avenue 52, and Madison Street between Avenue 50 and Avenue 52. Pedestrian access IS available at the corner of Avenue 49 and Monroe Street AND at the corner of Avenue 52 and Madison Street.
Please note that golf carts are not permitted on any of the above-listed streets.
There will be approximately 35,000 guests shuttled into and out of the concert venue from various locations throughout the Coachella Valley to help ease traffic conditions.
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