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LOS ANGELES () — A portion of the Angeles Crest Highway has been closed for about a month after the Christmas week storms washed away parts of the road.
Repair work is underway, but when exactly will the highway will reopen?
Eyewitness News spoke with Monica Ruvalcaba with Caltrans on Wednesday, who said the highway is closed indefinitely for about a 30-mile stretch, starting at Newcomb’s Ranch to Big Pines Highway.
The extent of the damage in some areas is so bad, Caltrans crews can’t get to those spots yet.
“The scope of the work includes debris removal, soil and slide embankment along with rebuilding the highway because there were several portions that were washed out,” said Ruvalcaba.
The closure means residents can’t get to the ski areas and there is no access to some popular hiking spots. However, there are several alternative routes to get to the resort areas.
“We were planning on going to Cooper Canyon and it said just a few miles up, it was closed off and so, kind of had to re-route a little bit,” said Brianna Webber, who was visiting from Kansas and had to adjust her trip to the Angeles National Forest.
The cost of repairs is $16.8 million, according to Caltrans, but as work continues, the agency said that figure will likely increase.
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