Workers Hurry to Repair, Prevent Damage From San Pedro Landslide

As a landslide in neighboring San Pedro worsens, workers and city officials are trying to beat the clock to prevent further damage in the area and determine a response to the slide.

The landslide, which has been monitored since cracks appeared last spring, is in a 900-foot section of Paseo del Mar, a road closed by the city in September. Workers are now focusing on relocating sewer and utility lines away from the area. Chunks of the roadway have slid down an embankment and onto the beach.

City workers on Friday broke ground on an 8-foot chain-link fence to keep passers-by out of the area. In a report, city officials called the landslide "an immediate and life-threatening hazard" to those who enter the area. Police are monitoring the site for trespassers and vandals.

Because the slide is not extremely close to nearby homes, no buildings are at risk, the city said.

The city plans to commission a geological study of the area to explore other possible risks, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's office said.

— City News Service contributed to this report.