The L.A. Department of Public Works is seeking emergency funding that could top $600,000 to repair a portion of westbound Mulholland Drive in Studio City, where a large sinkhole developed during recent rainstorms.
The damaged stretch just east of Coldwater Canyon Avenue has
forced city transportation officials to close westbound Mulholland Drive between Laurel
Canyon Boulevard and Coldwater Canyon Avenue. It is one of more than a dozen road closures from Malibu to Mt.
Baldy caused by storms.
The eastbound side of Mulholland has not been affected and concrete barriers, known as K-rails, and signs have been erected to warn motorists of the closure, said Cora Jackson-Fossett, a spokeswoman for the public works department.
Of all the roads in the city, Mulholland Drive was the most heavily damaged by the storms, she said.
Jackson-Fossett said $600,000 was a rough estimate that could change after a more in-depth assessment of the damage had been completed.
“A portion of the street had started to erode, due to the storms,” Jackson-Fossett said. “It created a gully, or a wash-out.”
–Ann M. Simmons
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