Work has started to replace and repair 149 lane miles on Interstate 10, and State Routes 111 and 86 in Riverside County in the lower Coachella Valley damaged by trucks. Funding comes from Senate Bill 1 (SB 1). Of the 105,000 trucks and vehicles that use I-10 daily, nearly one-fifth of them are carrying freight, the weight of which contributes to rapid road surface deterioration. (INT)

Story Date: July 26, 2018