Highway Update: Better weather may see freeway and highway construction work increasing in the Valley

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Last week rain, wind, freeway offramp closures, and traffic accidents created havoc and time delays for many Valley residents. Better weather is predicted this week and many delayed California Department of Transportation, Riverside County Transportation Commission and city highway improvement projects will hopefully be catching up on those weather delayed projects.Motorists in the Temecula and Murrieta area last week found Caltrans had closed a number of offramps during the nighttime hours, forcing motorists to seek alternate ways to enter and exit Interstate 15 to get to their homes or work. Traffic accidents did not help on both the I-15 and I-215.This week may not be much better in some areas according to Caltrans, as contractors are working on installing trash capture devices
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