12:15 pm – Highway open in both directions. Traffic will a nightmare, though for an hour or two.
11:45 am – Cal Trans had put road closed signs up in Carmel and Cambria. Fire and PGE stuck in traffic.
11:22 AM 2 [29] STUCK IN TRAFFIC W/PGE AT MM 47
SIG ALERT
Word from Big Sur Valley is highway backed up from MAF to Fernwood on the South bound lane. Reports of no power in the Big Sur Valley Area
Date/Time: 3-28-16 @ 11 am
Location: State Route 1 in Big Sur is closed in both directions 1/8 mile south of the Big Sur Maintenance Station (PM 46) in Monterey County
Description of Incident:
small redwood trees fell on wires, struck an unoccupied vehicle and is blocking the lanes in both directions of State Route 1.
Estimated Time of Opening
PG&E and Fire Department are enroute. No ETO at this time.
CHP Traffic Incident Information Page: http://cad.chp.ca.gov
Susana Z. Cruz
Caltrans District 5
Public Information Officer/
Portavoz de Relaciones Públicas
para Caltrans en el Distrito 5
805. 549.3138
805.549.3326–fax
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cid:ima
Ha, that’s usually where we park when we walk in the park!
And it is probably a good idea that you just turned around and went home as I am reading 4 hours to fix all the way to “who knows?”
bigsurkate
Glad nobody was hurt.
Jim, phone out, highway closed…? Tree down in Big Sur??
Yes, Heidi. One person claims 4 hours to fix, but Cal Trans is saying indefinitely. Apparently, multiple trees.
bigsurkate
The last I heard was electricity might be back on around 8:30 p.m. tonight.
Haven’t heard anything re power one way or another.
bigsurkate