Delays On 2 Major SoCal Freeways Impacting RivCo Traffic

SAN GORGONIO PASS AREA, CA — Southwest Riverside County residents are being advised that freeways in the area are undergoing shutdowns this week and traffic delays are likely.

Multiple lanes on the Pomona (60) Freeway will be shut down every night until Friday morning in Jurupa Valley for the ongoing "60 Swarm." Additionally, construction on Interstate 10 between Beaumont and Cabazon resumed Monday, and Caltrans has advised motorists to be prepared for traffic delays during the nighttime and early morning hours this week.

Beginning at 9 p.m. nightly, two of four lanes on the eastbound Pomona Freeway will be taken out of service, and up to four of five lanes on the westbound Pomona Freeway will be closed while crews work on a series of infrastructure improvements that began last summer.

According to Caltrans, the closures on the eastbound side will generally be from Valley Way in Jurupa Valley to the 60/91/215 interchange in downtown Riverside. On the westbound side, the closures will run from Country Village Road in Jurupa Valley to Euclid Avenue in Ontario.

The nightly closures will be lifted at 5 a.m.

The other part of the Swarm consists of bridge replacements. According to Caltrans, the Benson Avenue, Monte Vista Avenue and Pipeline Avenue overcrossings in Chino are all set to be razed and replaced with new spans. Alternating eastbound and westbound lane closures for the bridge work started in July.

Most of the overnight lane closures related to the bridge replacements are occurring between Ramona Avenue and Reservoir Street in Chino.

The I-10 Pavement Rehabilitation Project, dubbed the I-10 Tune-Up, is a three-phase project spanning nearly 20 miles from Pennsylvania Avenue in Beaumont to the Highway 111 interchange in Palm Springs.

Daytime work, which is restricted to the eastbound shoulder, is scheduled daily from 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. through Friday between Eighth Street in Banning and Main Street in Cabazon and will include removing existing barriers.

No daytime lane closures are currently planned, said Terri Kasinga, a Caltrans spokeswoman.

Next weekend and continuing through the following Friday, Caltrans is planning for alternating lane and ramp closures in both directions from Pennsylvania Avenue in Beaumont to Main Street in Cabazon between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6:30 a.m.

Crews will be excavating the center median and adding additional protective barriers for crews to work behind, among other work assignments.

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.

Construction began earlier this month and is scheduled to wrap up by the end of 2022.

The first phase spans from Eighth Street in Banning to Main Street in Cabazon. The next phase will include roadway between Beaumont and Banning, and lastly, from Cabazon to Highway 111 in Palm Springs.

Temporary crossover lanes will be constructed at times, which will include thinner-than-traditional lane widths. The speed limit will also be reduced to 60 miles per hour.

—City News Service contributed to this report.