Traffic & Transit
Desert's State Route 62 Remains Closed Due To Flooding
As a result of the shutdown, traffic on Interstate 10 was heavy through Riverside County.
INLAND EMPIRE, CA — State route 62 remained closed Monday due to flooding, and the shutdown is causing traffic jams on Interstate 10.
The desert highway is closed from 2.4 miles east of Twenty Nine Palms/Godwin Road in San Bernardino County to the junction of state Route 177 in Riverside County.
"Motorists are advised to use an alternate route," Caltrans reported.
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Flooding has also closed SR 62 further east, from the junction of U.S. Route 95 in San Bernardino County to the Arizona State Line.
Traffic on westbound I-10 in Riverside County was slow Monday afternoon.
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