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Traffic delays to hit main road in Rancho Palos Verdes
Palos Verdes Drive South has undergone multiple repairs in the Palos Verdes landslide complex area.
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Commuters should avoid Palos Verdes Drive South in Rancho Palos Verdes’ landslide area as crews repair rain-related damage Wednesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
About the road: The thoroughfare is the main road through the landslide area carrying around 15,000 cars daily. The recent storms resulted in flooding on the road by Wayfarers Chapel. In the last three years, city officials have grappled with unprecedented land movement that has left around 20 homes uninhabitable and damaged drainage infrastructure.
Did the recent rains result in land movement: It’s too early to tell. Land movement in Rancho Palos Verdes is triggered when water seeps into the ground, activating the bentonite clay layer, which then slips and slides when wet. A city spokesperson told LAist that land movement will be “felt weeks and months later, so we should know more with future survey data collection.”
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