TRAFFIC ALERT: I-10 construction clears after backing up traffic
Freeway backup was clearing at 7:00 a.m. after construction brought traffic to a crawl eastbound Interstate 10 in Indio Monday morning just east of the Jefferson Street Interchange.
Two freeway lanes were closed as crews performed concrete repairs just east on the freeway traffic lanes.
The overnight work was scheduled to be completed by 4:00 a.m., but work appeared to be continuing as of 6:30 a.m.
Eastbound freeway traffic was backed up approximately a mile to the Jefferson Street interchange.
Westbound traffic was not being impacted by the road work.
Take an alternate route to avoid this slowdown if you can.
Caltrans said the work is part of an ongoing pavement replacement program repairing nearly 150 miles throughout the Coachella Valley.
The $17 million, seven-month project began in July and was beset by problems with collisions in the traffic backup. There were collisions two days of the project’s four days last week.
On October 18, the CHP issued a SigAlert in both directions of the freeway at Washington Street due to numerous collisions in an area where traffic was backed up due to the construction work ahead.
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