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Caltrans says Topanga Canyon Boulevard reopened after slide cleanup; geologists monitoring future stability
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Caltrans reported the March 9 slide on Topanga Canyon Boulevard was cleared and the road reopened in early June after crews removed about 12,000 cubic yards of material; officials said geologists judge the slope secure but will coordinate planting and monitoring with State Parks and the community.
Caltrans told the Topanga Town Council on Monday that the stretch of Topanga Canyon Boulevard closed by a March landslide has been reopened after emergency work in which crews removed about 12,000 cubic yards of material. "We were able to open it in the wee wee hours of June 2," Caltrans representative Lauren Wonder said, adding the work finished close to midnight.
Wonder said the slide was less severe than first feared and was not a deep rotational failure but "basically something across the table, just a…
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