I know traffic down there is mostly all horrible, except maybe in this pandemic, but for me when I'm driving down that way to visit family in San Diego, I'd rather be in slow traffic than have more roads encroaching on beaches and wetlands.
https://www.ocregister.com/2020/09/26/newsom-signs-law-keeping-san-onofre-beach-off-limits-to-toll-road/
https://www.ocregister.com/2020/09/26/newsom-signs-law-keeping-san-onofre-beach-off-limits-to-toll-road/