MONTE NIDO : Slide-Closed Road to Reopen
Malibu Canyon Road, closed by a rockslide from Piuma Road in Monte Nido to Pacific Coast Highway, may reopen as early as today, Los Angeles County officials said Thursday.
The highway was closed Monday night during heavy rains after a large boulder fell on the road midway between the Ventura Freeway and Pacific Coast Highway. Since then, commuters traveling between the San Fernando Valley and Malibu have been forced to use other routes.
County firefighters sprayed water on hillsides along Malibu Canyon Road on Thursday to loosen any teetering rocks that remained after the boulder fell, said Jean Granucci, Department of Public Works spokeswoman.
County workers used dynamite to blow up the boulder. The boulder and other debris damaged the pavement, which workers hoped to have repaired by today, she said.
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