I-10 Closures Slated This Week From Beaumont To Coachella Valley

PASS AREA, CA — Nighttime road work and associated lane and ramp closures are scheduled to continue this week along Interstate 10 between Beaumont and the Coachella Valley.

Crews have been gradually making improvements to nearly 20 miles of freeway between Beaumont and Highway 111 near Palm Springs as part of the I-10 Pavement Rehabilitation Project, also called the I-10 Tune-Up, for more than a year and a half.

Alternating lane and ramp closures that started Sunday will continue through Thursday from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. each day westbound along the entire length of the project and eastbound between Beaumont and Banning.

The eastbound Sunset Avenue off-ramp that closed on Jan. 3 is scheduled to reopen Jan. 10. Caltrans recommends the use of Highland Springs and Beaumont avenues or 22 Street as detours.

The eastbound 22 street off-ramp scheduled to close on Jan. 10 will reopen on Jan. 17. Caltrans recommends the use of Sunset Avenue as a detour.

No weekday lane closures are planned during daytime hours, though crews will continue working during the day at various points along the thoroughfare this week.

The I-10 Tune-Up includes replacing guardrails, repaving outside lanes and replacing slabs in inside lanes and upgrading various on- and off-ramps to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The $210 million project is primarily funded by the state gas tax and the remainder through federal funds as well as some funding from the state, according to Caltrans.

Work is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2022.

Caltrans has set up a website for project-specific updates at i10tuneup.com.