Road Closures Continue In Malibu Due To Active Landslides

MALIBU, CA — The city provided an update Tuesday on the status of several landslides that continue to have major traffic impacts in and around Malibu.

"The City Public Works Department is constant communication with Caltrans on the closures due to landslides that have been impacting Malibu as Caltrans engineers continue to assess the safety and stability of the slopes and the roadway at the landslide sites in Topanga Canyon and on PCH," reads a release from the city.

Topanga Canyon Boulevard remains completely shut down from Grand View Drive to Pacific Coast Highway. The closure is indefinite due to a large, active landslide. Large rocks continue to fall at the site, according to the city.

Caltrans on Friday began stationing flaggers to direct traffic from Tuna Canyon Road onto southbound PCH, which is meant to make it easier and safer for drivers to cross the northbound lanes of PCH and prevent drivers from entering the one-way Tuna Canyon Road the wrong way, the city said.

Caltrans restriped the median lane on PCH at the ongoing active landslide just south of Big Rock Drive, offer two northbound lanes to help alleviate traffic congestion. Caltrans is assessing the slide and making plans to clear the roadway, though its unclear when the area will be fully reopened to traffic, the city said.

Officials are gearing up for more rain this weekend.

The latest road-closure information is available at Quickmap.