Desert View Drive Road Slope Repair and Restoration

San Diego initiated the Desert View Drive Road Slope and Restoration project March 16, 2015 after observed movement on the active Rose Canyon Fault in the geologically and environmentally sensitive La Jolla area below Desert View Drive. A declaration of emergency was made due to El Niño concerns and the over 50-foot deep saturated canyon below the Mount Soledad subdivision that had seen four previous landslides since 1961 with similar indications of land movement. Repairs were analyzed, designed and substantially completed by the end of 2015. Construction involved: remote-area borings, over 25,000 yards of imported fill, storm drain realignment, permitting, and revegetation. The project total cost is $7,500,000. Construction was completed in August 2016.