Caltrans is expected to shut down a section of Pacific Coast Highway on Tuesday because of concerns about the rain and possible mudslides.
Beginning at 3 PM, PCH will be closed to the public between Chautauqua Blvd. in Los Angeles and Carbon Beach Terrace in Malibu. The closure will last until further notice.
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“County Public Works is concerned about the catchment basins above PCH in the canyons, any overtopping, any debris that is already filling up there, coming down,” Lauren Wonder with Caltrans District 7 told KNX News’ Jon Baird.
The closure comes after PCH fully reopened to the public on Monday morning.
According to the National Weather Service, the rain will happen from Tuesday through Friday “with peaks Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning, and again Thursday afternoon through into Thursday morning.”
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Andrew Rourke with the NWS told Baird he doesn’t think we will have any problems with the rain.
“So just a nice steady light rain. It's not going to come in a burst,” he said. “The bursts of rain are really what causes the debris flows to occur to be so dangerous, and we definitely do not see any of the meteorological mechanisms that would cause a big rainfall burst like that.”
L.A. and Ventura counties are expected to receive 0.25 to 0.75 inches on Tuesday and Wednesday and 0.10 to 0.25 inches during the peak rates.
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