A nine-mile section of Pacific Coast Highway remains closed in both directions between Yerba Buena Road and Las Posas Road due to falling rock, boulders and mud caused by heavy rain, according to the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station. The closure will remain in effect until Wednesday, and revealuated for further closure if necessary.
At 7:25 a.m. Monday the Sheriff’s Department reported that PCH was closed from Kanan Road to 4.4 miles south of Oxnard due to the landslide. At 8:10 a.m. PCH was reopened at Kanan Road.
Motorists are advised to plan alternate routes, such as Kanan Road, Decker Canyon Road or the 101 Freeway.
Locally, rain is expected to continue until Wednesday, with sunny weather returning on Thursday. The National Weather Service reports that “the rain could be heavy at times,” throughout today and tonight with a high near 56 degrees.