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" Earthquakes and mudslides are commonplace in Southern California, so retrofitting the California Incline, an iconic thoroughfare which sees 15,000 daily drivers, was a top priority for city planners. The structure was built in the 1930&amp;#039;s and connects the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) to Ocean Ave in Santa Monica. Initial plans for the retrofit began in the early 90&amp;#039;s but financing wasn&amp;#039;t secured until 2007. Construction finally began 17 months ago and today the California Incline will finally reopen.    Integral to the new construction, was the use of more than 1,000 soil nails to provide a stable platform for the incline to be built on. Soil nailing is an earth retention technique using grouted tension-resisting steel elements (nails) that can be designed for permanent or temporary support. Reinforcing the soil will prevent it from sliding, and a shotcrete backing provides a solid wall.  The improved roadway now has a separate bike and walkway, but more importantly it has been built to meet current seismic code.  The California Incline is open now for pedestrians and will open for cars this evening. Hopefully they appreciate the feat of engineering they&amp;#039;re traveling over. Source: LAist "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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