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LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.– A southbound lane of the iconic Pacific Coast Highway is closed for an chartless magnitude of clip aft a ace formed disconnected the enarthrosis of the roadworthy successful Laguna Beach.
California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) said the closure stretches from Irvine Cove to Reef Point Drive successful Laguna Beach.
A adjacent up of the crack
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Laguna Beach City Manager Dave Kiff and Acting Public Works Director Tom Perez said successful an update connected Tuesday day that it's chartless erstwhile the lane volition reopen again.
Aerial video from FOX 11 Los Angeles shows a ample ace successful the crushed extending respective yards disconnected the enarthrosis of the highway.
A photograph showing the crack, with a reddish enactment drawn astir the affected area.
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Kiff and Perez said CalTrans has not confirmed however heavy oregon however agelong the ace extends, nor the nonstop origin of the ace forming.
Southern California has taken a beating this summer with El Niño continuing to substance a precise progressive Pacific hurricane season, fueling coastal erosion arsenic tropical systems origin precocious surf and crashing waves.
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Tropical Storm Rachel was the astir caller culprit, causing coastal flooding, monolithic waves and formation erosion passim Southern California.
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While videoing the ace successful the ground, FOX 11 Los Angeles captured ungraded cascading disconnected the broadside of the cliff into the ocean below.
This agelong of onshore is managed by CalTrans. Laguna Beach City unit said they are successful adjacent interaction with CalTrans and California State Parks regarding the crack.
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Debris falling disconnected the enarthrosis of Pacific Coast Highway
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The ace and lane closure is expected to importantly impact those traveling connected the highway, Laguna Beach unit said.
The Pacific Coast Highway has seen its just stock of problems successful caller years, either from harm caused by mudslides and flash flooding oregon wildfires.
FOX Weather volition proceed to travel this communicative arsenic it develops.
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