SANTA MONICA — A portion of the Santa Monica bluffs is undergoing repairs Wednesday after city officials were notified that there was a crack in the historic hillside above Pacific Coast Highway.
Repairs to the fissure in the bluffs will cause traffic diversions and delays on the heavily traveled stretch between PCH and the 10 Freeway throughout the morning.
“Recently, the city discovered an unstable portion of the Santa Monica Bluffs located just above the Pacific Coast Highway between the California Incline and Moomat Ahiko Way,” said Selim Eren, the city’s principal engineer. “In order to address the land instability and to ensure safety, the city is proactively performing an emergency removal of the portion identified.”
Construction crews began moving heavy equipment onto PCH early Wednesday morning to begin removal of the damaged portion of the bluffs.
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the Santa Monica Bluff overlooking the iconic Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning Santa Monica CA/USA. July 26, 2023. The freeway was closed down highway 1-PCH north and part of the 10 freeway Wednesday morning to remove the dirt and the bluff was taken down in 10 minutes. Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the Santa Monica Bluff overlooking the iconic Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning Santa Monica CA/USA. July 26, 2023. The freeway was closed down highway 1-PCH north and part of the 10 freeway Wednesday morning to remove the dirt and the bluff was taken down in 10 minutes. Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the Santa Monica Bluff overlooking the iconic Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning Santa Monica CA/USA. July 26, 2023. The freeway was closed down highway 1-PCH north and part of the 10 freeway Wednesday morning to remove the dirt and the bluff was taken down in 10 minutes. Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Work crews bring down a crumbling piece of the bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, in Santa Monica, requiring some lane closures for PCH and the 10 Freeway. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
People look over the area on Monday, July 24, 2023, where geologists and city engineers are rushing to remove a crumbling piece of the Santa Monica bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway. Caltrans will close PCH and part of the 10 Freeway beginning Tuesday to remove the crumbling bluffs. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
People look over the area on Monday, July 24, 2023, where geologists and city engineers are rushing to remove a crumbling piece of the Santa Monica bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway. Caltrans will close PCH and part of the 10 Freeway beginning Tuesday to remove the crumbling bluffs. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
People drive by the area on Monday, July 24, 2023, where geologists and city engineers are rushing to remove a crumbling piece of the Santa Monica bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway. Caltrans will close PCH and part of the 10 Freeway beginning Tuesday to remove the crumbling bluffs. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
People drive by the area on Monday, July 24, 2023, where geologists and city engineers are rushing to remove a crumbling piece of the Santa Monica bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway. Caltrans will close PCH and part of the 10 Freeway beginning Tuesday to remove the crumbling bluffs. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
A jogger crosses over the area on Monday, July 24, 2023, where geologists and city engineers are rushing to remove a crumbling piece of the Santa Monica bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway. Caltrans will close PCH and part of the 10 Freeway beginning Tuesday to remove the crumbling bluffs. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
Here is the area on Monday, July 24, 2023, where geologists and city engineers are rushing to remove a crumbling piece of the Santa Monica bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway. Caltrans will close PCH and part of the 10 Freeway beginning Tuesday to remove the crumbling bluffs. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
People look over the area on Monday, July 24, 2023, where geologists and city engineers are rushing to remove a crumbling piece of the Santa Monica bluffs overlooking Pacific Coast Highway. Caltrans will close PCH and part of the 10 Freeway beginning Tuesday to remove the crumbling bluffs. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)
The bluff removal will require a temporary early morning closure of all lanes of northbound PCH and those in connection with the westbound 10 Freeway, in addition to a morning closure of the Moomat Ahiko Way on-ramp from Ocean Avenue to PCH, city officials said.
Southbound PCH and the eastbound 10 Freeway will both remain open during construction.
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