Pacific Coast Highway closed near Malibu due to mudslides and debris from Saturday rainfall

MALIBU, Calif. (KABC) -- If you're readying to thrust on Pacific Coast Highway this weekend, you'll request to find an alternate route.

The California Department of Transportation has closed PCH successful some directions betwixt Sunset Boulevard and Carbon Beach Terrace owed to mudslides and debris blocking the roadworthy aft Saturday's rain.

The closure initially started astatine Topanga Canyon Boulevard, but successful an update Saturday evening, Caltrans said the closure was moved for amended turnaround.

All vehicles are being escorted out. In an update Saturday night, Caltrans said PCH volition reopen Sunday astatine 6 a.m. to residents with pain scar passes, contractors, exigency responders, and designated Metro and schoolhouse buses.

Officials said crews were making bully advancement but inactive needed to wide the mud astatine Peña Road.

Southern California is drying retired aft showers crossed the portion connected Saturday morning. Much of the country is present successful sunshine, but the rainfall came down hard astatine times.

Snow adjacent fell astatine higher elevations, leaving skiers and snowboarders successful the mountains happy.

The snowfall is not conscionable amusive and games, though; video from the San Bernardino Mountains shows aggregate crashes connected the slick roads.

The unsafe driving conditions successful the mountains are expected to past done the night.