Concrete Removal Scheduled for S.M. Canyon Channel

Some of the dislodged concrete overlay that clogged the Santa Monica Channel in February.

By Laurel Busby

News & Information Editor

L.A. County Public Works plans to spend five-to-six weeks removing concrete overlay from the Santa Monica Canyon Channel beginning this week.

The work, which was scheduled to begin on Aug. 27, is intended to circumvent another release of concrete overlay slabs into the channel, since, during a Feb. 16 storm, hundreds of slabs came loose and clogged the creek. Those slabs were removed by Public Works by mid-March, but other slabs, which did not come loose, remained in the channel.

“Before the upcoming storm season, Public Works will loosen and remove additional concrete overlay to help prevent uncontrolled debris buildup in the Santa Monica Channel,” according to an information sheet from Public Works.

The additional concrete will be removed from the channel between the Riviera Country Club and PCH on weekdays between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., according to Public Works. Crews will coordinate traffic control and access the channel from an upstream access ramp near 13131 W. Sunset. They will then work their way down the channel toward the coast to loosen and remove the overlay.

For questions regarding this project, contact Public Works Civil Engineer Jason Rietze at (626) 819-1922 or email him at JRietze@dpw.lacounty.gov during weekday work hours. For after-hours assistance, contact LA County Public Works 24-hour Dispatch Center at (800) 675-HELP (4357).

L.A. Public Works will loosen and remove concrete overlay from the portion of the channel indicated above.