History California State Route 111
sr 111 first proposed in 1930s due area s growth bought on southern pacific railroad. a 1993 rerouting of highway takes drivers away historic center of palm springs, meets original alignment business route 111 few miles further south. the northern terminus busy in 1950s before construction of freeway visitors returning home los angeles might have waited long 2 hours make left turn on two-lane road once multiplexed highways 60, 70 , 99. in 1995, caltrans allowed relinquish portion of route 111 through city city maintain. legislature opted make act urgency statute , effective immediately, local governments improve traffic bottlenecks along route possible. legislative definition of route amended in 1996 exclude portions in rancho mirage , cathedral city, had both been relinquished. cathedral city completed pedestrian-friendly redesign in 1998. stretch through rancho mirage has coachella valley s synchronized traffic lights; set 45 mph (70 km/h). a 2003 law did not change route, ...