SR-27 between Fernwood Pacific Drive and Grand View Drive is restored to previous conditions; other traffic controls remain
TOPANGA – Caltrans has lifted one-way traffic controls on Topanga Canyon Boulevard/State Route 27 (SR-27) between Fernwood Pacific Drive and Grand View Drive, just north of the unincorporated community of Topanga.
Crews last week installed gabion baskets at this location as part of a slope restoration project. A gabion basket is a wire-mesh structure filled with rocks that improves slope stability.
The work is in response to a landslide that happened in late 2024. It was postponed due to the 2025 Palisades Fire and subsequent winter storms.
The 3.6-mile stretch of SR-27 between PCH and Grand View Drive remains an active work zone for ongoing recovery efforts from the Palisades Fire and winter storms. Current traffic controls include:
- One-way traffic with a pilot car for four-tenths of a mile just south of Topanga, which operates from 5 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. daily.
- This section of highway remains closed to the public from midnight to 5 a.m. daily.
Southern California Edison also has one-way traffic with flaggers from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays on SR-27 from Topanga Library to Happy Trail, and overnight from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Sunday nights through Friday mornings between Grand View Drive and just south of Topanga town center.
For the safety of workers and one another, motorists must obey the 25-mph speed limit in work zones, along with any posted signs and traffic controllers. There is no parking, no stopping and no pedestrians allowed in the work zones.
Motorists are advised to take extra caution, especially around blind curves in case of stalled traffic at one-way sections, as fines can be doubled in a work zone.
Find SR-27 updates on the Caltrans District 7 social media channels (links below). More information about SR-27 emergency projects can be found on the Caltrans SR-27 emergency project website. Weekly road closures are posted at the Palisades Fire Emergency Repairs website.