Tour de Palm Springs focuses on bicyclist safety
The annual Tour de Palm Springs will be riding into town this weekend. The event brings thousands of cyclists out onto our local roads.
Tim Esser, the founder of the event, says safety will be a main concern at this year’s event.
“We know as cyclists we cannot compete with a car so we want to implement every safety that we possibly can and make this a nice and safe ride for everybody,” Esser said.
During last year’s Tour de Palm Springs, 21-year-old Ronnie Ramon Huerta Jr. lost control of his car and slammed into 2 cyclists, killing one of them and injuring the other last year. Huerta is facing charges of vehicular manslaughter.
Watch: Bicyclist killed, another injured after car crashes into Tour de Palm Springs
Tour de Palm Springs road closures this Friday and Saturday (Courtesy of City of Palm Springs):
Friday:
6:00 am: Palm Canyon from Alejo Road to Tahquitz Canyon closed Museum Road between Palm Canyon & Belardo Road closed Roads are scheduled to reopen Saturday at 7:00 pm
Saturday:
3:00 am: #2 northbound lane of Indian Canyon from Alejo to Vista Chino will be closed #2 lane on Alejo between Indian Canyon & Palm Canyon will be coned Southbound Palm Canyon west onto Alejo will be detoured 6:00 am: Alejo between Caballeros & Indian will be closed. Detour signs will be placed at Alejo & Caballeros to northbound Caballeros. 7:30 am: #2 westbound lane of Dinah Shore will be closed Stop signs at Tachevah & Cerritos Stop signs at Cerritos & Alejo Stop signs at Civic & Civic 8:00 am: Tahquitz between the Canyons will be closed 8:30 am: Caballeros between Baristo & Tahquitz will be closed Eastbound Tahquitz at El Segundo will be closed #1 wb lane of Tahquitz between Caballeros & Indian will be closed 10:00 am: Switch taper at Alejo Detour southbound Palm Canyon to Eastbound Alejo Pick up at Indian Canyon lane closure Switch palm canyon taper back for southbound Palm Canyon. Traffic to go east or westbound onto Alejo road
