Road work is underway on a heavily trafficked corridor in Thousand Palms.
Crews are placing a new layer of pavement along four total miles of Varner Road, along with widening shoulders. Work will take an estimated two months to wrap up.
The thoroughfare runs parallel to Interstate 10, and is a popular route for traversing the Coachella Valley without using the freeway.
Work slated for the corridor will occur in two sections — between Monterey Avenue and Cook Street, and from Avenue 38 to Berkey Drive. A 1.7-mile section in the middle is not in need of repairs, officials said.
The $2 million project is primarily funded by the county’s allocation of state gas tax money.