TRAFFIC ALERT: I-10 back to speed after road work backs up traffic
Freeway construction was backing up traffic on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 in Indio Tuesday between the Washington Street and Jefferson Street interchanges, but was clearing at 7:30 a.m.
Two eastbound traffic lanes were closed on the freeway at Jefferson Street as crews performed concrete repairs.
The overnight work was scheduled to be completed by 4:00 a.m., but work appeared to be continuing as of 6:45 a.m. Traffic was back up to speed by 7:45 a.m.
During the lane closures, eastbound freeway traffic was backed up approximately two miles to west of the Washington 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.
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.
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