I just got home tonight in Malibu at 9:15 p.m. after driving home from Los Angeles. I got to the McClure Tunnel in Santa Monica around 7 p.m. There was no traffic alert about any trouble on PCH on AM radio #1070 so I endured what I thought was just some heavy traffic. By the time I got to Topanga Canyon Blvd. an hour later, PCH into Malibu was completely closed and all northbound traffic was detoured onto Topanga!
We had to drive completely up and over the canyon and still no word on AM #1070 about any kind of trouble in Malibu. I had to drive all the way over Topanga to the #101 and head west to come back to Malibu via Malibu Canyon. Finally, at 8:39 p.m., I heard the first report of trouble on PCH. I didn’t get home until 9:15 p.m. and was very frustrated. There must be some way that #1070 AM can get more accurate traffic news, especially regarding Malibu. One has to feel they often ignore PCH as the major artery that it is. Anybody have any suggestions? I’m all ears.
Shepard Vineburg