Slabs of Concrete Ripped Off Walls of Santa Monica Channel After Powerful Winter Storms

Santa Monica Canyon residents concerned by concrete slabs filling flood channel after rain

A new storm is bringing a third round of heavy rain to Southern California on Thursday, and residents in Santa Monica Canyon are growing increasingly worried about the flood channel that cuts through their neighborhood. The concrete lining - built in the 1970s - was ripped apart early Wednesday when a massive surge of water [...]

Slabs of concrete ripped off walls of Santa Monica Channel after powerful winter storms

Dozens of slabs of nearly 50-year-old cement were swept away by rushing water in the Santa Monica Channel in the Pacific Palisades after back-to-back intense winter storms doused Los Angeles this week.

Powerful Winter Storms Dislodge Dozens of Concrete Slabs in Santa Monica Channel

A series of intense back-to-back winter storms battered Southern California this week, unleashing powerful rushing waters through the Santa Monica Channel and dislodging dozens of large concrete slabs from its aging walls. The massive blocks—part of a sacrificial concrete overlay installed in the 1970s—peeled away and were carried downstream, piling up dramatically in sections near Pacific Palisad...

Chunks of concrete fall off Santa Monica channel during storm

Crews say the debris won't be moved until the storm ends.

Slabs of broken concrete pile up in Santa Monica Channel during storm

Chunks of crumbling concrete strewn along the Santa Monica Channel turned heads during this week’s storm, but one local councilwoman said the issue is being “closely monitored.” According to a social media post shared Tuesday night by LA City Councilwoman Traci Park, LA County Public Works field engineers said the concrete material spotted in the channel is “a layer of cement installed in the 1970s that has peeled away.” Park said the slabs of c…

Concrete panels clog Santa Monica Channel after the storm

Los Angeles Councilwoman Tracy Park took to Instagram this week to update residents on a strange sight just north of Santa Monica where concrete slabs had fallen into the storm drain. She said crews would work to clear the area when it was safe to do so. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Councilwoman Traci Park (@councilwomantracipark)