Despite ongoing cleanup and restoration efforts following the Palisades Fire, a portion of the Pacific Coast Highway reopened Sunday to traffic.

City officials announced Saturday that checkpoints to enter the Pacific Palisades will remain in place despite previously lifting the requirement ahead of the Sunday reopening. The move was made after some residents voiced concerns that allowing public access would bring looters and crime to the homes that were still standing but largely uninhabitable due to

With Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass delaying the city’s plans to remove all checkpoints for access to Pacific Palisades along Pacific Coast Highway until Monday, visitors were still stopped at multiple sites heading into the fire-ravaged community in Sunday. A county supervisor expressed frustration, declaring the move a last-minute surprise.

After Pacific Palisades residents expressed concerns that their neighborhoods will be open to the public, Mayor Karen Bass on Saturday announced that law enforcement checkpoints will remain in place.

The planned reopening of Pacific Coast Highway in the Palisades Fire burn zone has been postponed, and checkpoints in the area will remain in place.