This is only my second time at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, but even I knew the traffic was a big deal.
Big, as in bad.
Indio handles the traffic flow the best it can (TONS of street signs, for which I thank you forever!), but as you get closer to the Empire Polo Fields, Monroe basically becomes one lane and you’re in for a wait.
Drivers dedicated to getting to the festival use the lag time to stick luggage in the trunk, adjust their clothing, and apply sun lotion.
Local drivers, however, such as delivery drivers, older couples and families, either forgot about the festival or forgot about its impact on the traffic: While I waited in traffic for, say, 45 minutes, no fewer than 10 cars turned back.