A stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway reopened ahead of Memorial Day weekend, ending more than four months of closure after a devastating wildfire shut down one of America’s most renowned roadways.
The May 23 reopening comes roughly a week ahead of state officials’ scheduled target time. The highway, known as the PCH, had been off limits to the public since the deadly Palisades Fire broke out in January.
Two lanes in each direction, except for a 25 mph speed limit at construction work zones, opened on the iconic Southern California highway before 9 a.m. on May 23. Roughly 11 miles stretching from Santa Monica to Malibu in Los Angeles County had been closed to the public due to the deadly fire…