Coastal erosion, there goes a bench, and uh-oh coastal trail, Half Moon Bay

Half Moon Bay Review/Spotlight 12 second video, 3/24/16. "Bluff top erosion continues down coast."

No bla, bla, bla... "managed
retreat" for Mirada Road either

Mirada Road (Miramar)

I knew that

"The march of erosion continues down the coast as a section of the blufftop just south of Mirada Rd. fell into the sea earlier this week. A popular bench near the beach apparently dropped to the beach as was swept away and the blufftop is now several feet closer to the existing coastal trail in the area. Pilings from an old pier have been exposed as the sand has shifted away from the nearby beach."

Related articles. Half Moon Bay Review/Julia Reis, 1/22/16, "County completes emergency work on Mirada Road." ..."Coastsiders have become increasingly concerned about the potential for Mirada Road to become compromised, as high surf has eaten away chunks of the asphalt and overtaken a bench and ramp on the bluff in recent weeks. ... The county will continue monitoring the road while it seeks a permanent solution to address the erosion. It is considering road stabilization..."  Half Moon Bay Review/Julia Reis, 1/27/16, "Riprap repair. With riprap installation done, stabilization eyed." (updatred from the 1/22/16 article).  "The work was meant to address erosion on the Miramar street, which is home to several residences as well as the Miramar Beach Restaurant and Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society."

Note photographs. Heavy equipment by Bill Murray from both related Half Moon Bay Review articles.  Mirada Road (Miramar) from Google maps.  Rabbit from  WcP Observer's blog/Lunar Years of Bunny (2011). 

Posted by Kathy Meeh