NORTH SHORE, Calif. (KESQ) – Caltrans crews were working today on a roughly $4.2 million emergency project on State Route 111 along the Salton Sea in Riverside County to address roadway and shoulder damage caused by Tropical Storm Rachel.
According to Caltrans, the storm caused severe havoc on roadways, including flooding, washouts and debris flows, resulting in blocked culverts and inlets, erosion, undermined embankments and damage to rock slope protection and guardrails.
As a result of the damage, the agency immediately implemented all-day, one-way flagging operations…