
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KNX) — A full shutdown of the westbound 60 Freeway was scheduled to take place weeknights and all weekend through Riverside County’s Badlands area, between Moreno Valley and Beaumont.
The closure was scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. Friday and last through 5 a.m. Monday, according to Riverside County transportation officials.

The closure is for work on a project developing truck lanes through a seduction of the freeway.
The shutdown will cause traffic disruptions for holidaymakers headed to the Palm Springs area for the weekend.
There will be alternating lane closures on the eastbound 60 through the weekend until at least Sunday night.
The following week, westbound closures are planned for nighttime hours, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday, Feb. 11. Alternating eastbound single lane closures are planned for corresponding weeknight shutdowns.