“This isn’t just the road; it’s the mountain itself that’s moving and it’s pushing the road up,” said Paul Funk with L.A. County Department of Public Works.
The roadway was closed Thursday between Lost Creek Road and Vasquez Way after public works officials first noticed the shift around 10:30 that morning.
The closure was said to be indefinite and would likely last for “a long time,” Funk said.
In less than 24 hours, the roadway changed from appearing slightly tilted to being very badly damaged.
More than half the road was lifted some 15 feet in the air, with dirt from the neighboring hillside sliding underneath and causing significant cracks.
“This isn’t just the road; it’s the mountain itself that’s moving and it’s pushing the road up,” said Paul Funk with L.A. County Department of Public Works.
The roadway was closed Thursday between Lost Creek Road and Vasquez Way after public works officials first noticed the shift around 10:30 that morning.
The closure was said to be indefinite and would likely last for “a long time,” Funk said.
In less than 24 hours, the roadway changed from appearing slightly tilted to being very badly damaged.
More than half the road was lifted some 15 feet in the air, with dirt from the neighboring hillside sliding underneath and causing significant cracks.
