Roadway and storm drain construction scheduling
Summary
A sinkhole at Hawthorne and Indian Valley reopened and swallowed steel plates last week; Public Works got northbound lanes back open by Saturday and pumped out floodwater during a two-inch storm that briefly closed Palos Verdes Drive South.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 2
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 16, 2026, up from 0 in the two months before.
Impact analysis
An emergency contract was used and will come back to the Council for ratification.
Commuters on Hawthorne Boulevard and residents of the flood-prone Portuguese Bend area.
Drivers, school commuters, and residents along PV Drive South and East will face months of lane closures, flagging operations, and construction noise.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Meeting - Oct 26, 2026
Four funded projects — PV Drive South storm drains, PV Drive East road rehab, Western Avenue signals, and school crosswalks — are all reaching construction at once, right as a strong El Niño season begins. The staggered schedule aims to keep traffic moving but expect construction delays on the PV Drives through the holidays and beyond.
City Council Meeting - Oct 20, 2026
Council members aired real frustration at the LA County engineer: water draining from Rolling Hills into Klondike and Paintbrush Canyons worsens the landslide, and years of talks haven't produced a fix. The council directed staff to keep pushing for county help — with El Niño days away.
Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee (IMAC) - Sep 16, 2026
A record number of projects could all hit at once — Western Avenue, PV Drive South repaving, PV Drive East rehab — creating regional traffic snarls if not sequenced. Staff proposed a phased schedule to avoid overlapping closures and protect grant deadlines, and IMAC signed off.
City Council Meeting - Mar 3, 2026
A deteriorating storm drain on northbound Crenshaw, about 830 feet north of Crest Road, was declared an emergency so repairs can be contracted without competitive bidding. $450,000 was shifted from the Montemalaga Canyon project to cover it.
City Council Meeting - Feb 17, 2026
A sinkhole at Hawthorne and Indian Valley reopened and swallowed steel plates last week; Public Works got northbound lanes back open by Saturday and pumped out floodwater during a two-inch storm that briefly closed Palos Verdes Drive South.
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