Highway One Closed, 3/22/18

Paul’s Slide, Photo by Brendon Shave:

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Anderson Canyon Slide, Photo by Grace Lutz. South Coast Island today. Note, this is the same spot where a much bigger slide came down last year.

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11 am – Cal trans update
TODAY—10:55 AM
Status: New (Thursday, March 22)
Location: District 5, SR 1, Monterey
Description: Due to rocks falling onto the roadway
Impact: Route closed at Anderson Canyon Bridge (PM 35.35)
Estimated Time of Reopening: Could be sooner than Friday, but no ETO at this point.

TODAY—10:55 AM
Status: New (Thursday, March 22), extension of closure
Location: District 5, SR 1, Monterey
Description: Due to rocks falling onto the roadway
Impact: Route closed from just north of Nacimiento-Fergusson (PM 18.9) and Hermitage (PM 22.42)
Estimated Time of Reopening: Friday morning, March 23, after assessing and storm has passed.

YESTERDAY
Status: Wednesday, March 21
Location: District 5, SR 1, San Luis Obispo
Description: Due to rocks falling onto the roadway
Impact: Route closed from Ragged Point (just past the Ragged Pt. Inn, SLO PM 72.87) to Gorda (PM 10)
Estimated Time of Reopening: Friday morning, March 23, after assessing and storm has passed.

9:30 am – Paul’s Slide today, photos by Grace Lutz:

9:00 am from Susana at CT:

Photos: 1) Chimney Slide (PM 20 from Tuesday, March 20), 2) Paul’s Slide (PM 21.6 from Tuesday, March 20) and 3) Paul’s Slide yesterday, March 21—courtesy of Big Sur Kate

WE NOW HAVE TWO SEPARATE CLOSURE LOCATIONS ON STATE ROUTE 1 BETWEEN RAGGED PT. (SLO PM 72.87) AND PAUL’S SLIDE (MON PM 21.6)

TODAY
Status: New (Thursday, March 22)
Location: District 5, SR 1, Monterey
Description: Due to rocks falling onto the roadway
Impact: Route closed from Nacimiento-Fergusson (PM 18.9) and Paul’s Slide (PM 21.6)
Estimated Time of Reopening: Friday morning, March 23, after assessing and storm has passed.

YESTERDAY
Status: Wednesday, March 21
Location: District 5, SR 1, San Luis Obispo
Description: Due to rocks falling onto the roadway
Impact: Route closed from Ragged Point (just past the Ragged Pt. Inn, SLO PM 72.87) to Gorda (PM 10)
Estimated Time of Reopening: Friday morning, March 23, after assessing and storm has passed. [Ed – I believe Susana is referring to the slide at Paul’s NOT Mud Creek re eta tomorrow for opening.]

NOTE: At this point, motorists can still access Ragged Point Inn from the south. The closures are between Ragged Point (SLO, PM 72.87) and Gorda (Mon, PM 10) and Nacimiento-Fergusson (PM 18.9) to Paul’s Slide (PM 21.6).

An update will be provided as conditions change.

8:16 am – Paul’s Slide…I called this one yesterday…
Incident: 00086 Type: CLOSURE of a Road Location: Sr1 S / Lucia, Mm 23.0 Loc Desc: SB 1 AT LUCIA Lat/Lon: 36.020912 -121.549498
Detail Information
8:16 AM 1 [1] HWY 1 IS CLOSED BTWN NACIMIENTO AND LUCIA

Storm Report, 3/22/18

7 am – In the last 24 hours, Three Peaks in southern Big Sur got over 5 and 1/2 “, and Rocky Butte in Northern SLO Co (southern Santa Lucia’s back behind Hearst Castle) got over 7”. And down there in that general area, is Mud Creek. Hard to know what kind of mess that is, and it isn’t over, yet. The atmospheric river is predicted to continue “hosing” this area throughout the day.

The good news is that Santa Barbara has not been hit as hard as SLO CO. Let’s hope that keeps up today. Be safe, out there.