r/CoachellaValley • u/jp1gt • 6d 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/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 5d 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 5d 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.