Last week Caltrans temporarily closed a portion of State Route 74 just east of Valle Vista delaying traffic going to Mountain Center, Idyllwild and the desert’s Palm to Pines Highway, sending motorists on a detour in order to replace and improve a damaged culvert. Some work may continue there with the movement of heavy equipment. The California Highway Patrol was there to help direct the traffic flow as the work progressed.The project in Valle Vista is a part of the work on a $3.4 million emergency project to remove and replace culverts, perform rock scaling and install safety measures at culverts in both directions on SR-74. Weather permitting.Crews are working along the 6.4 mile project length. Hours of operation are from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily constructing and replacing the de
