DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
District 11, P.O. Box 85406, San Diego, CA 92186-5406
OVERALL GOALS
Project Map
THE PROJECT
The plan calls for upgrading SR-86 to a four-lane expressway
with shoulders for emergency parking and with access on and off
the road at designated major cross streets in Imperial and Riverside
counties. The 20-mile section of SR-86 in Riverside County between
Avenue 82 near Oasis and Interstate 10 in Indio will be constructed
on new alignment. The new section roughly parallels SR-195 for
several miles, crosses the Whitewater River and SR-111 and continues
north to Dillon Road.
TRAFFIC
State Route 86 is the main north-south access between I-8
and I-10 in Imperial and Riverside counties and is one of the
principal farm-to-market routes to the Los Angeles distribution
points. There is a very high percentage of large trucks using
SR-86, up to 48 percent at times and heavy recreational traffic
on the weekends, mainly in the fall, winter and spring. The fatal
accident rate has consistently been at least double the statewide
average when compared to other similar roads throughout California.
Project Schedule
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