They knew about the problem since January and now it's an emergency?
If they acted sooner they would've been able to get competitive bids.

I hope they can get started and work quickly so that they might save the about 30 feet of trail with a big crack running through it. Then again, that makes working around there quite precarious so not sure what they can do. But looking forward to work getting started.

It slid in January...there was a TON of rain after that for MONTHS, . Should they have started the work without knowing the real amount of damage the winter would be causing? No, that would be something only an idiot would do.

Once the exact nature of the winter's damage was known, they started the long drawn-out process of repairs, but now they can declare an emergency to bypass all the red tape that process causes. Seems like a good plan.
Some people look so very hard to (try to) find any negative about their pet peeve group.

Feel somehow this is in error.

Do you love nature? Well this is nature in action. Trying to stop nature is generally a fool's errand. If it's going to collapse, let it collapse. Just keep moving the trail such that it does in a safe place.

Trying to stop probably isn't going to work for very long.

I love the SCT! Good to see repairs coming after this record breaking winter.
Thanks!

I like that name "Crumbling Creek." Who was Crumbling?

Jasper Crumbling was my great grandfather. He would sit on the banks of creeks and break cookies into tiny pieces then scatter them into the creek. Many would say he was crazy and would not amount to anything, but I'm glad to see his work honored.

If this was a major car commuting route in the middle of the city, they would have fixed it immediately. Since it is a bicycle commuting route, they decided to put off repairs until next year. They are only accelerating the work know that they realized that delaying was really stupid.

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In your expert opinion and knowledge of the issues that surround it, what month do you think should they have started the work?

Also, do you find the current detour they put up some time ago after negotiating with the land owner daunting or otherwise hard to negotiate?
I never once saw traffic backing up on the trail like I would see of a roadway washed out so yes, I bet a road would be fixed more quickly, in fact I would demand they prioritize the road fix. How much time do you think the detour adds to your commute or otherwise negatively impacts you and others?
You see where I'm going here. Sorry, just needed to shine the perspective light on things.