Highway One blocked near Esalen

2:45 – ANOTHER BLOCKAGE

Incident: 00054 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: Sr1 / Sycamore Canyon Rd Loc Desc: SR1 JSO PFEIFFER BIG SUR STATE PARK Lat/Lon: 36.240221 -121.777039
Detail Information
2:40 AM 3 [7] 1039 CT DIST 5
2:38 AM 2 [3] BLOCKING ALL OF SB SR1 AND PART OF NB SR1
2:36 AM 1 [1] TREE BLOCKING HWY JSO BIG SUR STATE PARK

2;30 pm – Winds nasty this early am, and rain is pouring. This is a 60′ tree near Esalen’s back gate blocking the road. A SIG alert has been issued. UPDATE – CAL TRANS SUPERVISOR ENROUTE TO ASSESS, WILL BE 1/2 HOUR OR MORE UNTIL ARRIVAL.UPDATE AT 3 AM – TREE CLEARED AND ROAD OPEN AT THIS LOCATION.

From CHP website:

Incident: 00037 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: 54201 Sr1 Loc Desc: SR1 JSO BIG SUR MM 33 Lat/Lon: 36.139275 -121.650808
Detail Information
2:17 AM 10 [21] EMAIL SENT TO CAL TRANS ALSO
2:01 AM 9 [19] 1039 SLO COM CENTER
1:59 AM 8 [18] 1039 MTY COM
1:56 AM 7 [16] 1039 27-S6 UPDATED
1:55 AM 6 [15] PER CAL TRANS , SUPV ENRT TO CHECK AND WILL ADVISE IF ROAD WILL BE CLOSED
1:49 AM 5 [14] PER S6 , CONFIRM CAL TRANS WILL PUT OUT SIGNS NEAR CARMEL TO ADVISE CLOSED
1:47 AM 4 [12] BLOCKING BOTH NB/SB LNS JNO MPM 33
1:47 AM 3 [11] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CAL TRANS DONT RESPOND AT NIGHT MIGHT HAVE TO CLOSE ROAD
1:46 AM 2 [8] 1039 CAL TRANS
1:42 AM 1 [1] LARGE TREE ROOTED UP , 1125