Topanga Canyon Boulevard to close again for red flag warning
The highway will be restricted to Topanga residents from 2 a.m. Saturday to 6 p.m. Sunday, with Malibu drivers barred from using it.
By Hans Laetz
The L.A. County Sheriff's Office says it will once again close off Topanga Canyon Boulevard, starting at 2 a.m. Saturday until 6 p.m. Sunday. Topanga Canyon Boulevard will be open only to residents of Topanga Canyon with ID showing they have a house there, and others with a valid Topanga access card. Malibu residents will not be allowed through.
Every time there is a red flag warning, L.A. County has determined it is more important to evacuate possibly 8,500 residents of Topanga Canyon than to let Malibu people and others use the state highway. The checkpoint on Topanga Canyon Boulevard just north of Pacific Coast Highway causes a big backup onto PCH every time this happens, and Malibu residents get stuck in it.
Last time there was a fire out here — the Franklin Fire — people could not get out of Malibu quickly because of all the cars in line trying to get up Topanga Canyon Boulevard.
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