00:01waves wearing away the bluff below rain threatening to seep into cracks above
00:09along this stretch of pacific coast highway crews are working against the elements
00:14to protect a critical coastal route i've been in laguna for four years and i have never seen
00:20this much beach erosion caltran says ongoing erosion from high tides and wave action can
00:25weaken this bluff over time crews began assessing the slope after cracks were identified beneath
00:30the highway on october 10th near crystal cove a crack stretches nearly 400 feet is about two feet
00:36wide with rain this week crews have covered the cracks with plastic sheeting to help keep water
00:42from getting into the slope the next step placing temporary protective barriers at the base of the
00:49bluff to reduce erosion from waves the damage has narrowed pacific coast highway to one lane in
00:56each direction between reef point drive and irvine cove drive speed limit is down to 25 miles per hour
01:04for laguna beach keeping that connection open is essential it's very important to have that road
01:09open and repaired there's three ways in and out of laguna beach so you know we need all of those
01:15open
01:16but protecting the road means working around the same conditions threatening it caltran says tides
01:22and weather determine when crews can safely reach the site and perform certain work engineers are
01:27monitoring the bluff and gathering data to develop a longer-term stabilization plan while coordinating
01:32with california state parks which oversees the slope with winter storms and more rainfall a concern
01:39caltrans cautions that temporary measures cannot eliminate every risk i think that this is going to really
01:45spur of conversation in laguna and the whole california coast for now drivers should allow extra travel
01:54time and stay alert for crews as work continues along the weekend bluff from kai beach with accuweather
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