State and local officials toured a closed section of Topanga Canyon Boulevard Saturday, with much work left to be done before the site can be reopened to traffic.
The road — also known as state Route 27 — has been closed for several weeks from Pacific Coast Highway to Grand View Drive due to a rockslide that occurred during one of this year’s winter storms.
LA County Board of Supervisors Chair Lindsey Horvath joined Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin, D-Thousand Oaks, California State Transportation Agency Secretary Toks Omishakin and CalTrans District 7 Director Gloria Roberts at the site.
“Reopening Topanga Canyon Blvd. safely and swiftly is an urgent priority,” Horvath said in a statement. “Today, I visited the closure area with Assemblymember Irwin and our state transportation partners. We saw firsthand the conditions of the mountainside and the challenges given permeating water, vegetation, and soil conditions. CalTrans contractors shared with us the steps that need to be taken to stabilize the slide, remove material in the roadway, and reopen this essential access point.
“I urged that we move as quickly as possibly while keeping crews safe,” she continued. “And that we do this urgently now while also planning for the future given the reality of our ever-changing climate. We share a commitment to bring in the best experts and to weekly coordination with the goal of accelerating a safe reopening.”