Officials are calling a slow moving landslide that cracked a highway in San Pedro "life-threatening," warning drivers and pedestrians to stay away.
Engineers first discovered the shifting ground, which originally measured about 2 feet long and 3 feet wide, on Sept. 19. Since then, it's grown to include a large section of coastal bluff on Paseo Del Mar between Weymouth and Western.
Crews were monitoring the moving earth Tuesday morning.
City officials have said the erosion has created an "immediate and life-threatening hazard" for curious spectators as sections of the bluff break away and tumble down the cliff's near the White Point Nature Preserve.
"I think it's only life-threatening if someone were standing on the edge of the cliff as something broke, and that is happening," according to resident Dylan Bruno. "There are pieces that are starting to fall down in the ocean."
Construction crews began installing an 8-foot-high chain link fence on Friday to keep onlookers away. In addition, they've been racing to reroute local utilities including power poles and sewer lines around the landslide.
Engineers have been monitoring the moving ground, which they say has accelerated to about half an inch per day. The city plans to conduct a geological study to identify weak rock.
No homes or businesses are threatened.
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