L.A. County to armor Point Dume road with 4,800 tons of rock
An emergency Coastal Commission permit clears the way to extend a seawall after waves cut an 8-foot cliff beneath the only road to the beach.
By Hans Laetz
L.A. County plans to bring in 4,800 tons of armor rocks, weighing up to 5 tons each, on an emergency basis to shore up and protect the Point Dume Access Road.
Heavy wave action a week ago washed away a 250-foot long section of beach. It created an 8-foot vertical sand cliff directly under the pavement of the road, which is the only access to the public beach on the west side of the point.
Pedestrian access from Westward Beach down to the point remains open, on the damaged road's inland side.
The trails down to the beach from the subdivision on top of the point remain open as well. But there are only six parking places there.
The road leading to 340 parking places, three public bathroom buildings and a lifeguard building remains closed.
The L.A. County Department of Beaches and Harbors has obtained an emergency permit from the state Coastal Commission to allow the work.
They plan to extend the existing rock wall by 225 feet to the west, towards the Sunset Restaurant. The wall will be 48 feet wide.
About 3,200 tons of armor stone will be brought in from a quarry. These rocks weigh 3 to 5 tons each.
The big armor stone will sit atop 2,100 tons of smaller rock, and all that will sit on top of a heavy filter fabric foundation.
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