SR-1 Full Closure—Ragged Pt (SLO PM 72.87) to the Multi-Agency Facility “MAF”(MON PM 46.35). Please note changes since yesterday below:
· Yesterday, we indicated that Friday would be the last day to resupply from the south, but there will be another chance on Monday, March 20th between 10 am and 3 pm.
· Permanent restoration of the road at Paul’s Slide is scheduled to begin next week.
· During this construction at Paul’s slide, residents will have limited access—possibly a half-hour window in the morning and the evening—but unfortunately, the school bus and resupply/deliveries will not be allowed to pass at any time.
· Work will performed 24/7 as conditions allow, and updates will continue to be provided.
· Nacimiento-Ferugson Road might be open to the public within days. An update will be provided as soon as possible.
· RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESUPPLY TOMORROW, OR MONDAY AT THE LATEST.
Mud Creek (PM 8.9):
· The roadway continues to deteriorate as slide activity continues daily. Further updates about the ability to pass through this section will be provided as the slide stabilizes.
· For now, local access will continue to be allowed.
Paul’s Slide (PM 21.6):
· As noted above, permanent restoration of the road at Paul’s slide will require full closure.
· For Friday’s and Monday’s opportunity to resupply, access is limited to vehicles weighing 50,000 lbs., with a maximum vehicle length of 30 feet. There is a flagger at Ragged Point checking I.D.’s for residents and allowing delivery vehicles through.
· The school bus will be allowed to cross Paul’s Slide through Monday.
IMPORTANT NOTE – CALTRANS PFEIFFER CYN. BRIDGE (PM 45.5):
· DUE TO EXTREME SAFETY CONCERNS AND THE BRIDGE’S DYNAMIC INSTABILITY, EVERYONE needs to STAY CLEAR and not get within 100 feet of either side of the bridge. This closure will be enforced.
Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge (PM 45.5) Demolition:
Demolition of the bridge resumed yesterday and will continue until complete. I’ve attached a couple of photos.
All business north of the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge closure are open to the public.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
· Any vehicles that were in the large turn-out just north of Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge have been towed to the large “secure” parking lot at the MAF as of TUESDAY, MARCH 7.
· Due to the nature of the construction activities, access will be subject to change on a regular basis.
· Another update regarding the Highway 1 Big Sur Coast will be provided mid-day on Friday, March 17 or sooner if conditions change.
· NOTE: For information on emergency services only (not Caltrans inquiries) for the Big Sur Coast, you may contact Gerry Malais, Mon. Co. OES via email at: malaisg@co.monterey.ca.us or Maia Carroll, Mon. Co. OES PIO at carrollm@co.monterey.ca.us or via phone at (831) 796-3092.
Susana Z. Cruz nature-flower-blue-motif[1]
Caltrans District 5
Acting Manager
Public Information Office
I went down to Pauls slide today ( whoever Paul is I’d like to have a word with him if this is his fault ) and talked to some of the wonderfully capable men working there about what is going to happen.
Basically the geology of the land there is loose, no real underlying rock structure, so it cannot be as steep as it is and remain stable, especially when lubricated by lots of water. they have made the roadbed kinda OK, but the inside needs to be sculpted back to an angle of repose, that lesser slope where it will not be a constant annoyance of debris falling.
that’s the job they will be doing, and I’m glad it’s such an experienced and capable company doing the work. see ‘crane fiasco’ for comparison. this company has done LOTS of work around here, all well done, thanks guys!
but they need to move a lot of materiel. 300+ yards of road where the hillside above the road 100 ft + high gets to be made ‘laid back’ because it sure isn’t that way now.
expect it to take a while, time undetermined. theirs will be a voyage of discovery and work to get there. wish them luck!
and yeah, get your necessary stuff beforehand
Yes, Rock Knocker says they have to take this down from the top, so yes, it will take a while. But Mud Creek is getting worse, not better, and that I don’t expect to last as a way out for much longer. Hopefully, I am wrong.
CPC: “One-lane solution may
speed access to Cachagua”
By MARY SCHLEY
CONSTRUCTION CREWS used drills
and other heavy machinery to take soil samples
at the Cachagua Road “slipout”
Monday, in order to figure out the best way
to fix the collapsed section of road that’s a
main artery for the rural Upper Carmel
Valley community.
During a fierce round of winter storms in
mid-February, a large chunk of the narrow
road about 1.5 miles up the hill from Carmel
Valley Road cracked and then slid.
Kleinfelder crews conducted the boring
and core sampling March 13, according to
Kate Daniels, aide to 5th District County
Supervisor Mary Adams.
“The soil testing that started earlier this
week is what is needed for us to be able to
decide whether or not it’s feasible for a onelane,
limited-access road while the longerterm
repairs are in progress,” she said, Thursday.
CACHAGUA
The geotechnical work and results will also help the county’s
engineers determine the best long-term solution to the
collapse, and to design the right fix. Daniels said the test
results are expected by the end of the month.
In the meantime, residents of the area must now travel a
more circuitous route to get into and out of Cachagua, and
many are eager to have some semblance of order restored.
“Just survived six near hits and side-swipes between Sky
Ranch and Tassajara roads. Started counting after the third
small pickup nearly took me out,” wrote one woman on a web
page that was established by residents who have been frustrated
by the slow progress of repair efforts on Cachagua
Grade. “I’ve been living in our community for 30 years and
have never experienced anything so bad in one trip down the
hill. This morning’s drive was actually scary and nervewracking.”
“County staff is diligently working on the project and trying
to deliver the project as early as possible,” county
resources management agency officials stated on a web page
they set up to keep residents informed. “Our first task to
complete is our geotechnical review of the site to appropriately
develop and properly engineer the repair. We are also in
the process of stabilizing the remaining portion of the road.”
Supervisors receive update
At their March 14 meeting, county supervisors received
an update on storm-related repairs from public works officials
and were also asked to approve several budget modifications
to pay for the work.
Their resolution included shifting $8,487,500 from
reserves to pay for the county’s share, along with $8,325,000
from reserves to cover bills they believe will eventually be
reimbursed by state and federal taxpayers.
The money will provide “initial working capital to complete
the most time-sensitive work to protect the health and
safety of county residents until the county receives state and
federal reimbursements for these disasters,” according to the
resolution.
They were also asked to transfer $9.5 million from the
general fund to the resources management agency “to make
immediate (current year) critical repairs in response to
storm” and fire damage, and to allocate $494,654 for repairs
in county parks, and $1,105,346 to the agency’s “park resort”
budget, also to fix storm and fire damage.
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CPC also has a PCB demo story as well…check it on a hard copy with link below…
http://pineconearchive.com/170317PCA.pdf
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Kate, format issues from this story on this neighbor site can get hairy, I didn’t know what the policy is for stories from other local media on copy/paste drops- thought it would be easier on all your followers who check your site to add the one with less local attention, but, just as important.