Paving scheduled for Cook Street in Palm Desert next month
City News Service
COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Cook Street in Palm Desert will be paved from Dec. 1- 16 for a pipeline construction project, the Coachella Valley Water District announced.
Northbound traffic will be reduced to one lane while the southbound lanes will be unaffected. Eastbound traffic at intersections throughout Cook Street will have limited access at night, officials added.
The work is part of the WRP-10 low-pressure pipeline project, which officials said will expand the water district’s delivery capacity to serve nonpotable recycled water to more customers throughout the valley, reducing groundwater pumping for outdoor irrigation.
The project is also intended to address long-term water management goals by safeguarding the local groundwater basin for future generations, the CVWD said.
From Dec. 1-4, the public can expect day work from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the following areas: — Paving through the Belmonte Drive intersection on Dec. 1; — Paving from Merle Drive to Green Way on Dec. 2; — Paving from Green Way to Hovley Lane East on Dec. 3; — Paving from Hovley Lane East to Riviera Drive on Dec. 4.
Night road work was scheduled on Dec. 10-11 from 7 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. in the following areas: — Paving from the WRP-10 entrance, south of Sheryl Avenue to MerleDrive, and through the intersections at Merle Drive and Green Way on Dec. 10; — Paving through the intersection at Hovley Lane East on Dec. 11;
Day work will resume again on Dec. 15-16, with striping work from the CVWD’s WRP-10 entrance to Riviera Drive from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The public was advised to use alternate routes and expect delays around the affected areas. The road work schedule might change due to inclement weather or field conditions, and any updates will be posted at cvwd.org/civicalerts.aspx?AID=481.