TRAFFIC ALERT: Another full freeway closure in Indio

UPDATE 5:55 a.m.: Traffic was clearing on Interstate 10 westbound as all freeway lanes were reopened.

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UPDATE 5:30 a.m.: Westbound freeway traffic was backed up for more than a mile and slow past Jackson Street in Indio.

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Motorists were being detoured off Interstate 10 early Friday morning, as a fourth straight night of overnight freeway closures detoured traffic off the freeway.

Construction crews continued work to build the new Jefferson Street interchange.

The freeway’s westbound lanes were shut down at the Monroe Street exit, and traffic was detouring to Avenue 42, then back onto the freeway at Washington Street.

Both Jefferson Street westbound on ramps were also closed to traffic.

Eastbound freeway lanes were open.

The roadwork was expected to be completed by 6:00 a.m.

Local representatives attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 17 to celebrate the interchange’s near completion.