Highway Update: Hotter weather not affecting Caltrans and other highway projects in the Valleys
Despite the continuing heat wave in Southwestern Riverside County and throughout the west, local city public works, Caltrans, Riverside County Transportation Commission, and highway contract crews are resuming their full work on the many highway improvement projects in the area.Crews continue their work with little disruption from the summer traffic increases, particularly on the freeways where most of the major projects on Interstates 10, 15 and 215 are completed or near completion. Most of the area schools are closed for the summer break with little traffic near the schools. Still, motorists are urged to be careful of the young bicycle and electric bike riders taking to the streets.The following are some of the highway and freeway improvement and repair projects taking place in t