Highway Report: RCTC and Caltrans highway projects resume after the Christmas and New Year holidays

Road construction. Valley News/Adobe Stock photo
While the Riverside County Transportation Commission teams allowed motorists heading out of Southwest Riverside County on westbound Highway 91 to State Route 71 these Christmas holidays without any closures, they may begin again after January 1, 2024.The previous point closures allowed RCTC working with Caltrans crews to safely continue construction of the new connector formwork and support structures with large beams and pillars. Following the successful weeknight closures of eastbound 91 during October and November, full closure of westbound 91 will again take place on Monday through Wednesday nights after January 1, 2024.The westbound 91 closures are needed to allow crews to safely construct support structures extending across the entire width of the 91 as part of RCTC’s 71/91
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