A two-day lane closure affected traffic in parts of Cathedral City Wednesday due to a road project that’s expected to end Thursday.
The southbound lane of Date Palm from Interstate 10 to Varner Road was closed from around 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and will be closed during the same hours Thursday, according to Cathedral City’s communications and events manager Ryan Hunt.
Motorists will only be able to travel north on one lane of Date Palm until Thursday afternoon when the Rubberized Emulsion Aggregate Slurry project is expected to be complete.
“The city effectively uses (REAS) as the primary pavement maintenance surface treatment to preserve the asphalt on public streets,” Hunt said in a statement. “`REAS’ is a roadway treatment that has proven effective due to its durability, longevity, and the added benefit of dampening roadway tire noise.”
Since the project began April 11, REAS has been applied to the La Pasada neighborhood, Avenida Maravilla, Avenida La Paz and Avenida La Vista, according to Hunt. Affected residents and visitors were notified via street signage and door hangers about the upcoming work, parking and street access limitations three days in advance of each REAS application.
Anyone with questions about the project was encouraged to call the city’s assistant engineer Andrew Lee at 760-770-0319.