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The Pacific Coast Road was reopened for the first time in the early weeks of Monday, when Pacific Palisades continued to deal with officials about the possibility of lifting restrictions on reaching the neighborhoods destroyed by fire.
The PCH, which swept the fire and wrecking the debris, was opened between the McClor tunnel in Santa Monica and the Carbon Beach terrace in Malibu. However, only one lane was opened in each direction, with a speed of 25 mph. The officials said that there is no parking lot along the highway with the continued repair work in the area.
The scenic highway has been closed since January 7, when firefighters first began to combat Palisades. Ultimately, 23,400 acres and 6800 structures – many of which are homes – were destroyed. Parts of the highway in Malibu were reopened on Sunday, but planned to remove all checkpoints to reach Palisades that were delayed amid a reaction from the population.
The mayor’s office, Karen Bass, said on Monday that reaching Palisades remains restricted to accredited residents and contractors who have passes. Residents and contractors can obtain permits in the parking structure at the Disaster Recovery Center at 10850 Pico Blvd. In Westwood. Passes are available daily from 10 am to 5 pm
The California and National Guard patrol controls the detects, allowing LAPD “to increase the service at the city level”, according to the mayor’s office.
“We are continuing to adapt in the actual time to this dynamic position,” read a declared statement on Saturday. “This plan secures the smuggles and relieves pressure on LAPD, whose ability to respond is affected by Los Angeles for about a month. My priority is still rebuilding modernity as quickly and safely as possible.”
Confusion about checkpoints and reopening the Rapid Pacific Coast road caused some tension on the western side of Los Angeles during the weekend.
“In -coordinated decisions create unnecessary confusion and turmoil,” Mayor of Malibu Doug Doug Stewart said in a statement on Sunday.
“We urge the city of Los Angeles to work cooperatively with all the judicial states affected in the future to ensure clarity, consistency and deliberate communication. Our societies have a difficult enough way – these moments require coordination and leadership, not confusion. Malibu still focuses on recovery and ensuring that our residents and companies enjoy With the stability they need. ”
Pacific Palisades expressed their concerns about the possibility of access to the area of ​​the general public, citing issues including toxic pollution, public safety and crime.
Nearly 5,000 people It signed the petition.org petition Last week, to urge officials to maintain restricted access to destroyed neighborhoods, saying that a very early reopening will not provide “any concrete benefit to residents and will put an unnecessary burden on a society that has not even started recovery.”
Meanwhile, Los Angeles County is preparing for the first river storm in the winter in the atmosphere – raising the end of the end of the destroyed fire season.
There is a 5 % chance because rainfall can lead to significant flows of debris in the last burning areas, according to Andrew Rark, the national meteorologist at the weather service.
The peak of the storm in Los Angeles is expected to occur between Tuesday night and Wednesday. Los Angeles Province is expected to reach any quarter of an inch of rain during that storm.
The second storm – a cold front system – is expected to reach the area more difficult on Thursday until Friday. The rain may fall at a moderate pace, between a quarter of an inch and a half inches per hour.
There is a little chance that the area surrounding Etone’s fire gets enough rain to increase the risk of clay collapse and debris flows.
“However, with this storm, we often expect a somewhat useful rain that will be somewhat light and well -consistent, without many pockets of improvement,” said Shongield.
The Times team Sonia Sharp, Clara Hartter, Julia Week and Dakota Smith contributed to this report.