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Kris Gunterson, manager of the CV Sync Traffic Management Center, shared good news this week: several construction projects across the Coachella Valley are wrapping up. Two major projects continue with important updates for drivers.

Cathedral City Shopping Center (Continuing)

Work continues at the new shopping center on East Palm Canyon Drive, where crews are putting finishing touches on the project. The new traffic signals are active for businesses opening in the center, and crews are now working on punch list items and landscaping. This week, they're relocating the monument sign from the center median to the side.

Expect intermittent lane closures in the eastbound direction, and occasional closures of the southbound left turn lane from Date Palm Drive. The disruptions are minimal, but drivers wanting to avoid the area can use Mesquite Avenue or Dinah Shore Drive as alternate routes. This project should wrap up soon.

Cook Street Paving Project in Palm Desert (Continuing)

The CVWD waterline project on Cook Street is complete, and crews have now moved into the paving phase. This is the more disruptive of the two ongoing projects. Drivers should expect changing lane closures, signals operating in red flash, and heavy equipment on the roadway as crews work to repave the damaged street.

The good news? Crews are pushing to complete the paving before Thanksgiving, giv

Know Before You Go: Week of November 3rd