I-10 Dropping To One Lane Between Banning, Beaumont

BANNING, CA — Interstate 10 is scheduled to drop down to one lane in each direction at times overnight this week within staggered sections of roadway between Beaumont and Banning for pavement work.

The I-10 Pavement Rehabilitation Project, also called the I-10 Tune- Up, is entering its sixth month, and crews have been gradually making improvements to nearly 20 miles of roadway between Beaumont and state Route 111 north of Palm Springs.

Overnight work began Sunday night and will continue through Friday morning. Crews will close between two and three lanes in both directions on the eight-lane artery at staggered intervals between Pennsylvania Avenue in Beaumont and Eighth Street in Banning between 7 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. daily. Crews will be demolishing sections of roadway, among other work.

According to Caltrans, two lanes in each direction will be open until 11 p.m., then reduced to one lane overnight.

Crews on Monday were also set to restart shoulder work between Eighth Street in Banning and Main Street in Cabazon in the eastbound direction. Work will be conducted 7 a.m.-6 p.m. daily throughout the work week.

No daytime lane or ramp closures are planned for now, according to Caltrans.

Caltrans deployed a temporary crossover lane along roughly five miles of roadway between Banning and Cabazon on July 31 as part of the project.

The temporary lane was built to allow eastbound traffic to cross onto the opposing side of the roadway in order to avoid daytime lane closures associated with the project, according to Caltrans.

The I-10 Tune-Up includes replacing guardrails, repaving outside lanes, 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 wrap up by the end of 2022.