Work crews will restrict lanes, prompting officials to warn drivers of doubled traffic fines.
Drivers traveling through the coastal Westside must prepare for significant traffic delays next week as Caltrans schedules extensive lane closures and reduced speed zones for Palisades Fire recovery work.
State transportation officials announced that recovery efforts will run from Monday, July 13, through Sunday, July 19. Daytime maintenance will restrict travel on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) and Topanga Canyon Boulevard on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 a.m., while overnight paving operations will impact late-night commuters. Law enforcement officials warned motorists that traffic fines are doubled within these active construction zones.
Recovery efforts on PCH will target multiple stretches of the highway, bringing varying restrictions:
- Sunset Boulevard to Carbon Beach Terrace: Crews will enforce a 25 mph speed limit alongside potential single-lane closures.
- Temescal Canyon Road to Sunset Boulevard: The speed limit is permanently reduced to 35 mph.
- Las Flores Canyon Road to Sunset Boulevard: Drainage repairs and slope stabilization at Las Flores Creek will close the right-turn lane to Rambla Pacifico Street on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., though right turns will still be permitted from the main travel lane.
- Big Rock Drive area: Southern California Edison utility work will shut down one lane in each direction Monday through Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Pena Road to Tuna Canyon Road: Retaining wall reconstruction will reduce southbound traffic to a single lane between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. as needed.
- South of Topanga Canyon Boulevard to Sunset Boulevard: Northbound traffic will drop to a single lane during midday hours for slope stabilization.
Major delays are also expected on Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Weekday commuters traveling between PCH and Grand View Drive will face a 15 mph speed limit and one-lane traffic control between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Overnight, Caltrans will conduct repaving work between Happy Trail and PCH from Monday night through Saturday morning, utilizing one-lane traffic control from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
State officials urge commuters to check the Caltrans QuickMap for real-time conditions before starting their trips.
