Pacific Coast Highway to Reopen Near Malibu After January Fires
The remains of a mobile home parking lot off the Pacific Coast Highway following the Palisades Fire in Malibu, California, on Jan. 10.
Photographer: Michael Nigro/BloombergAn iconic Southern California stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway, closed to outsiders since January’s devastating Palisades Fire, will reopen Friday in advance of the travel-heavy Memorial Day weekend.
Traffic on the roughly 11-mile (18-kilometer) beach-hugging stretch from Santa Monica through Malibu, which averages more than 40,000 vehicles daily during the summer travel season, has been restricted to residents and construction vehicles since the blaze that killed 12 and destroyed almost 7,000 structures.