I-10 offramp closed in Banning
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The Riverside County Transportation Department is doing work in Banning, closing the I-10 on- and off-ramps at Sunset Avenue until 8 p.m. Sunday, April 27.
The work involves relocating utilities, grading and repaving. The detours are: I-10 eastbound may exit at Sunset Avenue south to Lincoln and Westward; I-10 eastbound exit 22nd Street to Ramsey Street or Lincoln Street; and I-10 westbound exit 22nd Street to Ramsey Street or Lincoln Street.
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