IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION: THERE WILL BE TWO OVERNIGHT FULL CLOSURES: Monday, Sept. 16 and Tuesday, Sept. 17—from 9 pm to 7 am to pour the east side of the viaduct deck. Tuesday night’s full closure may not be necessary. Caltrans will send an update on Tuesday, Sept. 17 as soon as confirmation is received either way.
Month: September 2013
Vegetation Fire near HML
Photo by Meredith Gafill from Nepenthe.
2:20 pm – fire contained. Woohoo! Thanks for that, Kimball.
I have very few details, but USFS fire department on scene and others on way. USFS reports power lines down. from scanner listener…just heard forest service dispatch units to a fire on hwy 1 at marker 44….B 12, Engs. 15, 16, 31,38, WT 4, crews 3 & 7, PT 7 & 12, C 527 an 528
Highway One conditions for the next week or so …
First, I apologize for the lateness of this, but yesterday nothing worked.
Best Buddies is tomorrow, Sat. Sept 7.
10th ANNUAL BEST BUDDIES CHALLENGE BICYCLE RIDE COMES TO THE CENTRAL COAST THIS SATURDAY
CENTRAL COAST –The 10th Annual Best Buddies Challenge bicycle ride will use portions of Highway 1 beginning in Carmel in Monterey County and ending in San Simeon in San Luis Obispo County this Saturday, September 7.
Traffic control set-up begins at 6 am and consists of rolling closures by the California Highway Patrol. In addition, Changeable Message Signs will be posted alerting motorists to ‘Share the Road’ with cyclists. Up to 15 minute delays can be anticipated.
The bike ride will begin at 7 am at Carmel Valley Road in Carmel. All riders will be off the road and event will conclude by 4 pm at Hearst Castle on San Simeon Road in San Simeon.
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And on FHL:
Construction to slow traffic on Mission Road
Beginning Monday, Sept. 9, construction work will close one lane of Mission Road at times between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. The project, between the Checkpoint Charlie curve, where the 40-mph zone begins, and the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road turnoff, will last several weeks. The contractor will be repairing the roadway and shoulder, repaving and widening the lanes.
Mission Road connects U.S. 101 via Jolon Road to both Nacimiento-Fergusson, the only paved road across the Santa Lucia Mountains from US 101 to Big Sur between Cambria and Carmel, and Del Venturi Road, which leads to several U.S. Forest Service campgrounds and recreation areas.
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HIGHWAY 1 ONE-DAY PAVEMENT REPAIR AT TWO LOCATIONS NEXT WEEK NEAR CARMEL AND CARMEL HIGHLANDS
MONTEREY COUNTY – Two one-day pavement repairs on Highway 1 will take place next Tuesday, September 10 and Wednesday, September 11 at the following locations:
· Tuesday, Sept. 10: On southbound Hwy. 1 at Ribera Road near Carmel;
· Wednesday, Sept. 11: On southbound Hwy. 1 between Yankee Point Drive and
Mal Paso Road near Carmel Highlands
Roadwork hours are from 9 am to 2 pm each day. Work consists of one-way reversing traffic control with flagging. Up to 10-minute delays can be anticipated.
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HIGHWAY 1/ROCKY CREEK VIADUCT PROJECT CONTINUES WITH DAYTIME ROADWORK AND INTERMITTENT OVERNIGHT CLOSURES
Daytime roadwork on Highway 1 at Rocky Creek continues next week from 7 am to 5 pm Monday, Sept. 9 through Friday, Sept. 13, with 10-minute delays as needed.
NOTE: There will be NO OVERNIGHT CLOSURES OR NIGHT ROADWORK next week (Sunday, Sept. 8 through Thursday, Sept. 12).
ADVANCED TENTATIVE NOTIFICATION: THERE WILL BE TWO OVERNIGHT FULL CLOSURES: Monday, Sept. 16 and Tuesday, Sept. 17—from 9 pm to 7 am to pour the east side of the viaduct deck. Tuesday night’s full closure may not be necessary. Caltrans will send an update as soon as confirmation is received either way.
Work being performed next week consists of delivering materials and doing false work and bridge deck set-up.
And that is what we have in store for the motoring public.
Wildfire at Highway 101 & 129
A collision between a big rig and a vehicle started a wildfire between Aromas and San Juan Bautista. Both drivers received major injuries. The Highway is expected to stay close until about 3:30 pm.
Happy Labor Day sprinkles
I am happy to report that we had sprinkles from the Big Sur Valley to the South Coast last night/this morning. We also have a lot of clouds down here, and I see rain out over the ocean I also have sunshine sparkling in places.
I have been informed that the highway is a nightmare, and if it is also wet, it is slippery with 8 months of oily build-up, so be safe this Labor Day.
Wet? As In Rain?
5:00 pm – I am sitting here watching rain out over the ocean, directly out from me – don’t know if it is making it all the way down, but trying to will it to come onshore!
I went to let the dogs out at first light today, and huh?? My deck was all wet! Some of the dust was washed off my Jeep – not all just some. I didn’t hear a thing, so hopefully no dry lightning, because this little bit of moisture couldn’t keep a fire at bay.
Did you have rain last night/this morning?
From NOAA:
.DISCUSSION…AS OF 09:43 AM PDT SUNDAY…MADE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS
TO REFLECT VISIBLE SATELLITE AND CURRENT TEMP/DEW POINT TRENDS
THIS MORNING. NOTHING TO REPORT ON RADAR AS OF YET…BUT STILL
BELIEVE LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS MID-LEVEL MOISTURE
ADVECTS ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH. OTHERWISE…NO CHANGES
TO THE ONGOING FORECAST.