PCH to Stay Closed: More Mudslides Expected

Pacific Coast Highway along the county border will stay closed for another three to four weeks, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Station announced Thursday.

More rock and mudslides are expected from additional storms along the coast. A contractor has been hired to remove the mud and debris, re-position K-rails that were displaced by mud slides, and repair highway shoulders and rip rap that were damaged or washed out. At some locations highway is covered in 4 to 6 feet of mud.

Last week’s heavy rains caused twelve to fifteen mud, rock, and debris slides along Pacific Coast Highway (SR-1) requiring the closure of the highway between Yerba Buena Road and Las Posas Road. The mud came from the May 2013 Springs Fire burn area. The highway is expected to remain closed for three to four weeks. No motorists or cyclists will be permitted access.

- Submitted by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.