PCH Lane Shift Planned As Part Of Bridge Construction

MALIBU, CA — Crews will be shifting the lane layout of Pacific Coast Highway next week as part of the construction of a bridge meant to aid steelhead trout, according to the city.

Caltrans will shift the lane layout of PCH at Corral Canyon Road overnight on Jan. 10 to create a temporary southbound U-turn late. There will be a designated space for motorists who must pass the intersection in order to make a U-turn to turn left onto Corral Canyon from southbound PCH, the city said.

The U-turn lane is necessary because the southbound left turn lane at the intersection has been temporarily removed due to construction, the city said.

The work will see single lanes closed on PCH. Motorists should expect delays, the city said.

The work is part of a project to reconstruct 13 culverts on PCH from Pacific Palisades north to the Los Angeles County line to restore passageways for the endangered steelhead trout. The project is expected to be completed in the middle of next year, the city said.

The culvert at PCH and Corral Canyon will be converted to a bridge to allow trout to access spawning habitat upstream in Solstice Creek, according to officials.

Two lanes of traffic will be maintained in each direction of PCH throughout the bridge's construction. However, intermittent overnight closures will see at least one lane open in each direction, the city said.