$1M Runyon Canyon restroom stays closed months after anticipated opening

Los Angeles hikers are fuming over an almost $1 million public restroom that continues to be locked and fenced off six months after it was put in at Runyon Canyon.

The 2-stall prefabricated facility was delivered by crane in February close to the favored park’s Fuller Avenue entrance following months of controversy over its eye-popping price ticket.

However regardless of the stalls, sinks, sidewalks and lighting showing to be in place, guests nonetheless can’t use it.

“I’ve had some shut calls. I needed to improvise, however that’s all I’ll say. I don’t need to incriminate myself,” frequent Runyon Canyon customer Josh informed FOX 11.

Development started in January and was anticipated to take about 15 weeks, in accordance with the Council District 4 web site, which might have put completion round April or Could.

The town later stated the restroom was anticipated to open someday this summer time.

Fencing nonetheless surrounds the apparently completed facility, and common hikers report seeing little ongoing work.

“They’re about 4 months delayed, and I’m right here daily and by no means see individuals engaged on it,” frequent customer Shirah Scott Astrof stated.

“Loads of issues like that occur in California, the place some huge cash will get poured in, numerous time goes by, and we don’t see the outcomes that we hoped for,” fellow customer Arona Ackermann stated.

The workplace of Councilmember Nithya Raman, who’s now working for mayor, beforehand informed FOX the venture was paid for by a grant and designed to enhance infrastructure at Runyon Canyon.

A web site replace from Aug. 6, 2026, states: “Development is full, and the venture is within the closing levels of the Metropolis’s approval course of earlier than it may open to the general public. We anticipate the restroom to open quickly and can share an replace as soon as the remaining steps are full.”

The favored climbing vacation spot attracts roughly 2 million guests annually.

However with the restroom nonetheless inaccessible months after its anticipated completion, some hikers are questioning each the delay and the way the venture’s hefty funding has been used.

“Makes me marvel, dude. Are they appropriating the funding the place they should put it?” Josh stated.

“It doesn’t seem like it value one million. I don’t assume it’ll ever end,” Astrof added. “There’s zero transparency, zero follow-through. It’s very odd.”

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