The Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) will reopen to all drivers Friday morning, ahead of schedule and in time for Memorial Day weekend, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.
The iconic coastal roadway, closed since the devastating Palisades Fire in January, will open at 8 a.m. Friday with up to two lanes available in each direction. The reopening comes earlier than the “end of May” deadline Newsom set last month and marks a significant milestone in the recovery from one of Los Angeles County’s most destructive wildfires.
“In California, we get stuff done, period,” Newsom said. “We’re opening the PCH back up early, with more lanes before Angelenos hit the road this Memorial Day. We are able to do this thanks to the tireless work of hundreds of construction and road crews and with help from our partners at the Army Corps of Engineers.”…