On Saturday, Feb. 11, Caltrans has scheduled road work on Highway 74 in Mountain Center near Keen Camp Road.
A Hot Line Construction crew will be replacing a utility pole. The work may take from 9 p.m. Saturday until 4 a.m. Sunday.
The California Highway Patrol San Gorgonio Pass Area has closed Interstate 10 eastbound at Haugen-Lehmann Way due to mudslides within California Highway Patrol Indio’s Area. All Interstate 10 eastbound traffic is being turned around traffic at Haughen-Lehmann Way. This closure will last for an unknown duration. Northbound Highway 111 is also closed due to mudslides….
Based on well levels and a higher level of contaminants in the creek water, Fern Valley Water District General Manager Victor Jimenez made the decision to go into Stage 3 mandatory water restrictions effective Monday, Sept. 20. In August 2020, FVWD relied on just 35.5% of groundwater as a source. In August 2021, that number…
CalTrans has announced that there will delays between Idyllwild and Mountain Center from Tuesday, April 22 through Friday, April 25. Flagging and slowing of traffic will occur between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Crews will be installing recessed markers on Highway 243 between its intersection with Hwy. 74 at Mountain Center and Marion Ridge Road…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls.• Mar. 8 — Public service assist, 9: p.m. Manzanita Dr.• Mar. 8 — Medical aid, 11:56 p.m. Tollgate Rd.• Mar. 9 — Motor vehicle collision with injuries, 6:54 a.m. Highway 243.• Mar. 9 — Medical aid, 8:56 a.m. Country Club Dr.• Mar. 9…
Although not entered as an official report, CHP recounted an incident with a Sysco truck on Highway 74 just east of the intersection with Highway 243 on Monday, June 6, at 4:45 p.m. The truck, with a full load, was reportedly going too fast on a curve, went off the roadway and hit a fence….
By Michael Fogerty Director of Transportation Hemet Unified School District At about 5 p.m. Monday, July 15, Hemet Unified School District Director/Safety Officer Lucy Rebuck contacted me regarding the possible need to evacuate 250 children from the Ronald McDonald Camp in the Lake Hemet area. Six buses were immediately dispatched to the location. The drivers…
