Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach remained closed Tuesday, Feb. 6, sending commuters and travelers to alternative routes due to flooding during a storm that has continued to linger over the region, dumping heavy rain at times during the morning hours.
The area of Seapoint Street to Warner Avenue was first closed at 7:15 p.m. on Sunday, according to Christine Knadler, Caltrans public information officer for District 12, which is Orange County.
“We haven’t been able to reopen it for safety reasons,” Knadler said.
It was the only major roadway closed as of Tuesday morning, with some smaller closures elsewhere mostly from drainage issues, she said. “We’re working on those pretty quickly.”
The flooding along Pacific Coast Highway – a heavily used roadway – stems from the wetlands area, with seawater flooding up onto the road.
“We’ll reopen it as soon as it’s safe to do so,” Knadler said.
Meanwhile, voluntary evacuation warnings remains in place for Silverado, Williams, Modjeska and Trabuco canyons, according to Shannon Widor, OC Public Works spokesperson.
That warning will be in place at least until the afternoon, at which time agencies will reassess the situation, he said.
There had not been any major issues reported as of Tuesday morning, only small rocks, light mud and ponding water on the roads in the canyon areas, he noted.
OC Public Works is continuing to monitor any ground movement in the canyons and residents should keep sandbags in place until notified otherwise, OC Public Works warned in a public advisory.
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