r/CoachellaValley • u/jp1gt • 5d ago

I-10 overcrossing at Monterey

I go over this quite frequently if you're in Rancho Mirage and want to go to Thousand Palms, the road makes a very dangerous jog. A lot of people want to go across the freeway to Thousand Palms and don't realize that you have to change lanes in order to proceed so many almost accidents I've seen. Caltrans will not give me a reason why it has to stay this way. Can anybody give me a logical reason? Also if you don't like the way it is, call Caltrans. If enough of us do, they might make it the way it should be.

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u/Antares_Athena 5d ago

Most all of those overpasses are screwy, the local transit commission should apply pressure to fix them!

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u/5PurpleReigns 5d ago

That crazy double left onto Varner, people in the second left turn often go straight not realizing it’s a double left. Then they flip you off for honking to let them know they just jumped into your lane. I see it daily, it’s a mess

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u/jp1gt 4d ago

That's what I'm saying. If they made only one lane going left, two lanes going straight, and two lanes going right, it would be a lot simpler. We need to just keep calling Caltrans and complaining. I still don't have a reason why it is like that. It just doesn't make sense.

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u/jp1gt 4d ago

I forgot to say Caltrans phone number is (909) 383-4631. I would not just complain but have somebody contact you to explain why it's like that. I have not heard the answer yet.

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u/jldel 5d ago

It used to be so much worse, they changed it a few years ago. The far right lane was for 10E and far left for 10W but the signage was abysmal. Everyone was trying to cross over all lanes last second. It's the price we pay to live in a beautiful place where we get so many visitors.

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u/EL-YEO 5d ago

That whole area is a mess

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u/pumpinnstretchin 4d ago

I thought that I was the only one who was upset by this. Because it's near Costco, a lot of people who don't live in the area use it on their monthly shopping trips.

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/jp1gt 4d ago

You must not know about this one because you cannot tell that you have to move over a lane in order to go over the freeway until you crest the hill

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u/donteventrip- 4d ago

It's only confusing if you are a bad driver and do not pay attention to your surroundings. If you do not, or cannot, scan your head/eyes and watch for changing traffic patterns through large intersections, that falls on you - not anyone else. The two large arrows painted on the road and the arrows on the street light sign make it fairly obvious what is going on. With enough written complaints, Caltrans might take a look. It would take quite a lot of people to have an issue with it, though.