It's been two weeks since a major landslide in the Santa Cruz Mountains impacted access to and from Mountain Charlie Road.
Dustin DorseyA Santa Cruz Mountains neighborhood is struggling to deal with the aftereffects of a major landslide that happened two weeks ago.It's been two weeks since a major landslide in the Santa Cruz Mountains impacted access to and from Mountain Charlie Road.But neighbors say the worst part is that there's no fix in sight.
"How difficult has this been to not have an accessible road in your neighborhood?" ABC7 News South Bay Reporter Dustin Dorsey asked.A large landslide destroyed the road just a few miles from Highway 17."Both of our cars are on the other side of the slide," Ferris said. "We've already had a couple vehicles get stuck trying to make it up there.
"We need to really wait for this landslide to stop," Santa Cruz Co. Dept. of Community Development and Infrastructure Spokesperson Tiffany Martinez said. "We need to make sure that there's no moisture that is continuously contributing to this landslide, which we've seen in recent days with all the rain that we have experienced. So, we are just closely monitoring the situation.
Even when repairs can be made, the county says they would need to look to state and federal emergency funds to help pay for it.Until then, the neighborhood remains essentially trapped and residents can't even fathom the road not getting fixed. "We can handle anything short-term but long-term, it is our lifeline," Resident Emily Bieber said. "We need our road back."If you're on the ABC7 News app,
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