Topanga Canyon Boulevard (SR-27) fire recovery and repair progress safety is the top priority. Topanga C remains closed to the general public for safety reasons between State Route 1 and Grand View Drive as extensive cleanup and repairs continue. Three crews have been working day and night in the emergency repair area. While the closure remains in place, access has expanded to allow escorted school buses during designated times. Access is also permitted to law enforcement for public safety. Caltrans asks the public to heed the closure points and avoid the area for their safety as debris removal and repair work take place. Caltrans and its partners continue to work on rebuilding and restoring the roadway by restoring retaining walls at three locations, the shoulder and a lane where the road was washed away. Caltrans is also installing debris flow barriers and larger culverts and clearing debris from nine locations where slides occurred. Many of these improvements will help minimize the impacts of future debris/mudflows due to the extensive burn scars in the canyon. Debris removal from the February slides is nearing completion, with all 33,000 cubic yards of mud and debris cleared. To date, all dirt has tested clean. This material has been hauled out to farms in Somis and is also being used to replenish state park land impacted by the fire and storms. The contractor is also working to place K-rail and install the traffic signals for one-way traffic control so Caltrans can open the emergency repair section. Although there is no specific date, this work is anticipated to be done by the opening of PCH at the end of May. Extensive utility work continues with Edison undergrounding utility lines and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works rerouting a water main connection that was exposed when the road washed away. Caltrans and its partners aim to partially reopen Topanga Canyon Boulevard with one-way traffic control within two months. If you have any questions, please email Topanga@dot.ca.gov.
