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RCTC approves PID consultant and Caltrans coop for I‑10/SR‑79 interchange in Beaumont

Western Riverside County Programs and Projects Committee · January 26, 2026
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Summary

The Western Riverside County commission approved a Project Initiation Document (PID) consultant award to Kimley‑Horn and Associates and a Caltrans cooperative agreement to advance planning for the I‑10/SR‑79 interchange in Beaumont; the PID contract is ~$1.19 million and the Caltrans coop not to exceed $330,000.

The Western Riverside County Programs and Projects Committee voted to award a Project Initiation Document (PID) consultant contract to Kimley‑Horn and Associates and to enter a cooperative agreement with Caltrans to support early planning for the Interstate 10/State Route 79 interchange in Beaumont.

Joy Edelis Yanez, senior capital projects manager, told commissioners the interchange serves as a critical hub for commuter and freight traffic to Western Riverside County, Orange County and Los Angeles County and has long‑identified operational deficiencies because of close adjacent interchanges and nearby frontage roads.

Yanez said the commission’…

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