12:45 UPDATE:

SIGALERT UPDATE – STATE ROUTE 1

Date/Time: Friday, December 16, 2016 at 12:45 pm
Location: State Route 1 from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to Fullers Point/Coast Gallery in Monterey County.

Description of Incident:

State Route 1 will fully re-open from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County (PM 72.9) to Fullers Point/Coast Gallery (PM 42.15) in Monterey County at 1 pm today following Caltrans response to three mud and rock slides within this area.

Estimated Time of Opening

State Route 1 will fully re-open at 1 pm today.
CHP Traffic Incident Information Page: http://cad.chp.ca.gov

After the storm by Jen Smith on Clear Ridge:

11 am – update: Dang, it is raining again. Not heavy, but it could impact the projected opening, if it continues.

The highway remains closed due to two serious slides on the South Coast – one at Paul’s Slide, south of Lucia, and another further south at Mud Creek (south of Gorda.) Predictions currently are that they will be cleared by 2 this afternoon.

I recorded over 6 inches of rain since Tuesday night. I apologize for the lateness of this post, but I couldn’t get internet this morning via satellite or cell. The wind was still quite high.

SIGALERT UPDATE

Date/Time:Friday, December 16, 2016 at 10 am
Location:State Route 1 Closed from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to Fullers Point/Coast Gallery in Monterey County.

Description of Incident:

State Route 1 is closed in both directions from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County (PM 72.9) to Fullers Point/Coast Gallery (PM 42.15) in Monterey County due to rock slides.

Estimated Time of Opening

It is expected that State Route 1 will re-open in this area by 2 pm today.

CHP Traffic Incident Information Page: http://cad.chp.ca.gov

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BTW- there are some great photos by Rock Knocker taken in 2010 of Mud Creek that can be found here: Mud Creek Photos

bigsurkate

Appointed appellate counsel for indigent defendants (retired.) I have lived in Big Sur since 1984, first on the north coast, and on the South Coast since 1989.

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  • 6” rain!!!!!!!!!
    Craig and I need to get up there to look at your water source!
    Stay dry. We’re hiking at Kirk Creek/Limekiln Creek area tomorrow, fingers crossed about highway being open on both sides (folks are coming from the north). Can’t wait to get back up to your place for a civilized lunch.

    Jean B. LeBlanc
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    jleblanc@mwe.com

    • Keep an eye out, as the mountains are still moving and the road is still closed. We will see this afternoon,

      bigsurkate

  • CVV had a short heavy rain spurt with rainbow too about 20 minutes ago.

    Clouds were moving in a circular rotation and finally starting moving deeper into the valley once the winds kicked up.

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