Motorists traveling on Interstate 10 between Cabazon and Banning this week should be prepared to encounter lane closures, Caltrans announced Monday.
From Tuesday through Thursday, two out of the four eastbound lanes between Eighth Street in Banning and Main Street in Cabazon will be closed from 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. as crews excavate portions of roadway, according to Caltrans.
Daytime work also restarted this week in the center median on the same stretch, but does not involve any scheduled lane or ramp closures. The work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day through Friday.
Work is subject to postponement depending on weather conditions, according to Caltrans.
The work is a part of the I-10 Pavement Rehabilitation Project, dubbed the I-10 Tune-Up, a three-phase, $210 million construction project spanning nearly 20 miles from Pennsylvania Avenue in Beaumont to the Highway 111 interchange in Palm Springs.
Work is scheduled to wrap up by the end of 2022.
The I-10 Tune-Up includes the replacement of guardrails, repaving lanes Nos. 3 and 4, replacing slabs in lanes Nos. 1 and 2 and upgrading various on- and off-ramps to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The $210 million project is predominately funded by the so-called state “gas tax” and the remainder through federal funds, as well as a sliver of additional state funding, according to Caltrans.
Temporary crossover lanes will be constructed at times to allow for crews to work behind barriers in the middle of the roadway, which will include thinner-than-traditional lane widths. The speed limit will be reduced to 60 miles per hour.