By John Gittelsohn, Bloomberg

An iconic Southern California stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway, closed to outsiders since January’s devastating Palisades Fire , will reopen today in advance of the travel-heavy Memorial Day weekend.

Traffic on the roughly 11-mile (18-kilometer) beach-hugging stretch from Santa Monica through Malibu, which averages more than 40,000 vehicles daily during the summer travel season, has been restricted to residents and construction vehicles since the blaze that killed 12 and destroyed almost 7,000 structures.

The remains of beachside homes that burned along Pacific Coast Highway during the Palisades Fire in Malibu, CA, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Homes along Pacific Coast Highway sit in ruins after b

See Full Page