The connector was rebuilt as part of the I-10 Pavement Rehabilitation Project in Calimesa and Beaumont.
In addition to the new connector, this project includes repaving sections of Interstate 10 and most of the freeway ramps in Calimesa and Beaumont, widening the westbound Beaumont off-ramp, upgrading metal beam guardrail, replacing concrete median barriers with higher barriers to reduce headlight glare, lowering the existing 6th Street off-ramp to provide more clearance for tall trucks, and upgrading drainage.
The project's construction was expected to continue until early 2011.
