Colin Atagi

Palm Springs Desert Sun

Officials have released the official list of road closures and detours for this month's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach country music festival.

And to no surprise, they're the same as they were last year and the year before that and just about every previous year.

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More than likely, the most problematic area will be the Interstate 10 interchange at Jefferson Street, where out-of-towners may be confused by traffic patterns related to the ongoing improvement project.

But just in case you need directions to the Empire Polo Club -- or want to avoid the area surrounding the concert venue -- here's what you need to know:

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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival takes place the weekends of April 14 and April 21, and Stagecoach is the weekend of April 28. The polo club is at 81-800 Avenue 51.

Pedestrian access will be available at Avenue 49 and Monroe Street, and Avenue 52 at Madison Street.

Attendees can travel east and west on Interstate 10 or Highway 111. They will need to use Washington, Jefferson and Monroe streets to head south to Avenue 52, which is along the southern end of the polo club.

The following roads are closed:

Avenue 49, between Hjorth and Monroe streets

Avenue 50, between Madison and Jackson streets

Hjorth Street, between avenues 49 and 50

Madison Street, between avenues 49 and 52

Unless you're actually attending the concerts, you'll want to rely on roads furthest from the polo club if you absolutely need to be in the area.

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The best alternate routes are Washington, Jackson and Calhoun streets and Golf Center Parkway if you're heading north and south. If you're going east and west, stick to Fred Waring Drive, Miles Avenue, Avenue 48 and Avenue 54.

Good luck navigating your way through the area.

And here's what attendees will pay for fuel

We've got a little more than six months before California's fuel excise tax increases by 12 cents per gallon, at which point anyone with a 12-gallon tank will pay an extra $1.44 for regular unleaded gasoline.

That may not seem like much if you look at just one trip to a gas station, but it could add up for commuters who make frequent trips throughout the year.

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For now, drivers -- including those attending this month's music festivals -- can look forward to paying just under $3 per gallon, including the existing excise tax of 18 cents.

Conveniently, attendees may find one of the lowest gas prices in Indio. On Sunday, an Arco station at Highway 111 and Rubidoux Street was charging $2.69 per gallon.

A similar price was offered at the Pilot gas station at Indian Canyon Drive and Interstate 10 in Palm Springs, which may be good for attendees coming from the west.

Obviously, prices may not stay where they're at for the foreseeable future. But they shouldn't be as high as they would be if the increased gas tax kicked in today.

This article is part of the Road Warrior column, a weekly roundup of traffic news. The full column runs every Monday in The Desert Sun. Reach the author at colin.atagi@desertsun.com and @tdscolinatagi on Twitter.