MALIBU—On March 15, the city of Malibu Office of Public Safety announced that during the week of March 16 to March 23, there will be closures on parts of both Topanga Canyon Boulevard and the Pacific Coast Highway. The repair work will affect both Malibu and Pacific Palisades.
According to a statement posted on the city of Malibu’s Facebook page, these closures are due to emergency road repairs and ongoing efforts to repair damage from the Pacific Palisades Fire.
Topanga Canyon Boulevard will be closed between midnight and 5 a.m. One of the lanes will be closed starting around 8 p.m. Workers will be digging trenches between Old Topanga Canyon Road and Happy Trail during the week, starting between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Between Sunday and Thursday night, the workers will be performing electrical repairs between Happy Trail and Highvale Trail.
On Pacific Coast Highway due to roadwork as well as repairs to the slope, the electrical wiring and the drains one of the lanes will be closed between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
There are chances that there will be road closures between Carbon Beach Terrace and Ventura County Line for repairs to the bridges. There will also be closures during the day. These will occur between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sunset Boulevard and Las Flores Canyon Road, workers will be performing repair work. Also, between Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Carbon Canyon Road, there will be a lane closure while workers dig a trench.
To the South of Big Rock Drive, work will be done on the wall. Cleanup and repairs will be conducted between Sunset Boulevard and the South Side of Topanga Canyon Boulevard. In addition, near the Getty Villa, repairs will be conducted on the wall, which will mean closing a lane between Porto Marina Way and Coastline Drive. The repair work will also force traffic speeds to be limited.
For more details visit the California Department of Transportation Quick Map website.
By Daniel Diquinzio