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Topanga Canyon Boulevard to open when PCH reopens; residents report pass confusion and inconsistent enforcement
Summary
Caltrans and law-enforcement officials told Topanga residents that Topanga Canyon Boulevard will reopen when Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) reopens, but residents described inconsistent pass enforcement and confusion over who authorized checkpoints.
Officer Oscar Ramstead, the on-scene law-enforcement representative, told the County Council on Public Teams that the agency is enforcing directives from Caltrans and does not decide which passes are honored.
"We are the enforcement branch," Ramstead said. "When we work with Caltrans, we are basically… taking orders from Caltrans."
Residents said the guidance has been inconsistent. Several speakers described episodes in which contractors or officers refused to accept green passes that had previously been honored. A Caltrans official, Lauren Wunder, said the problem was a miscommunication that has been resolved.
"When PCH opens, Topanga Canyon Boulevard will open. It is a public road," Wunder…
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