A landslide on Monday afternoon in Dana Point briefly closed a portion of the Pacific Coast Highway for traffic traveling in both directions near Palisades Drive and Camino Capistrano until it was cleared Wednesday evening, according to city officials.
The slope where the landslide occurred is a naturally eroding bluff along the coastline, which is made up of dirt, rocks, and other debris.
The landslide did not harm anyone or hit any cars, Dana Point’s Director of Public Works Matt Sinacori told The Epoch Times.
Public Works staff cleaned up 450 cubic yards of dirt which had fallen on the road past the protective k-rail—a concrete barrier that prevents sliding dirt or falling debris from obstructing roadways….