Traffic & Transit
Beaumont Roadwork Scheduled This Week: What To Know For Travelers
Work will take place through Friday near the cities of Riverside, Beaumont, San Jacinto, Perris, Hemet and Palm Springs, to name a few.
BEAUMONT, CA — Caltrans will continue working on multiple repair and upgrade projects on Riverside County roads this week.
Various bridge upgrades are scheduled to continue on State Route 74, State Route 79, State Route 80, State Route 111, State Route 243 and Interstate 10, the agency reminded the public.
Work will take place between the hours of 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. Monday through Friday in and near the cities of Riverside, Beaumont, San Jacinto, Perris, Hemet, Palm Springs and various unincorporated areas, according to Caltrans District 8.
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One-way traffic control with flagging operations will be in effect at each end of the bridge locations, according to Caltrans.
Intermittent traffic breaks are expected with delays of 15 to 20 minutes.
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Crews are simultaneously working to preserve two historical bridges at the Strawberry Creek Bridge near Hemet and the Morrill Canyon Bridge near Lake Elsinore.
Improvements to these bridges will include retrofit and upgrades with slab overlay and new guardrail systems on the existing bridges, bringing lane and shoulder widths up to current standards, according to Caltrans.
Strawberry Creek Bridge is currently an active work zone Monday through Sunday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., and beginning Oct. 11, temporary traffic signals will be in place at each end of the bridge with k-rail making the bridge single-lane access only.
Caltrans has not yet determined a start date for roadwork at the Morrill Canyon Bridge, but did announce that work will be scheduled nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. with one-way traffic control flaggers at each end of the bridge. Officials predicted approximately five, 55-hour weekend full closures at the bridge. No wide loads or oversized vehicles will be permitted during the work.
Pavement rehab continues on Interstate 10 in and near Blythe this week from Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Teed Ditch Bridge to the Arizona State line.
The highway will remain open during construction, according to Caltrans. Signage will be strategically placed in and around the construction zone. Temporary detour lanes will be constructed to keep two lanes open in each direction at all times, and no long term closures are planned.
Speed limits will be reduced by 10 mph throughout the work zone.
