The stretch of the highway along the Pacific Ocean between Santa Monica and Malibu reopened to regular traffic. Some local officials believe it is too soon.

“Los Angeles County has worked diligently and with all deliberate speed to reopen PCH in a way that is safe and allows our residents, businesses, workers, and students to more easily navigate our coastal communities,” said Horvath. “This reopening is a step forward in our recovery for communities that endured both the Palisades and Franklin Fires.

Heavy overnight rain sent mud flowing onto the Pacific Coast Highway, leading to a full shutdown of the highway between Malibu and Santa Monica Friday, authorities said.

The second in a pair of back-to-back storm systems moved across Southern California overnight, triggering small mudslides in the Palisades Fire burn area and keeping public works crews and first responders on alert.

The beachside thoroughfare reopened in Malibu up to Coastline Drive on the north end Sunday, but remained closed between Coastline Drive and Entrada Drive.

PCH's closure has severely disrupted local transportation networks and emergency response capabilities across Los Angeles County.

Efforts are well underway to clean up debris flows caused by storms that rolled through SoCal as well as mitigate damage that could potentially be caused by future rainfall. Back-to-back days of precipitation triggered mud and debris flows along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu and the Pacific Palisades as Thursday turned to Friday,