Eastbound I-10 fully reopens ahead of Labor Day weekend
California Department of Transportation officials say that the I-10 bridge near desert center is now fully open after 4 days of construction. Initially, officials closed traffic in both directions following a flash flood that washed out part of the road through the Southern California desert.
Officials say that the I-10 is now fully operational as construction crews from CalTrans and the California Highway Patrol were able to open a second lane east-bound this weekend.
CalTrans officials also says that traffic is expected to flow normally as construction crews continue to restore the interstate throughout the week.
“Everything's flowing as as it should be right now. So that's, it's great news crews did an amazing job,” said CalTrans official, Eric Dionne.
CalTrans does a holiday moratorium thus construction for maintenance workers and contractors will pause September 2 through September 6. CalTrans officials say that motorists should expect some delays on the I-10 eastbound lanes as is normal for any holiday weekend.
“Anything that’s going on out there shouldn’t impact traffic more than normal and it definitely shouldn’t impact it as much as when the roadway did wash out and we were working on getting it repaired,” said California Highway Patrol Officer, Christopher Hamilton.
