Highway One to be fully open at 4 pm today

UPDATE #8–TRAFFIC ADVISORY**

HWY. 1 FULLY REOPENS WITH PAUL’S SLIDE OPENING AT 4 PM TODAY; MUD CREEK REOPENED YESTERDAY AT 4 PM

MONTEREY COUNTY — Caltrans has received confirmation from National Weather Service (NOAA) data that the significant storms have passed in the areas of Mud Creek (PM 8.9) and Paul’s Slide (PM 21.6) on State Route 1 in the Big Sur area. Caltrans Geotech, Maintenance Design and Maintenance crews assessed all road areas within the closure limits earlier today. Contractor and Caltrans crews are busy cleaning and clearing slide material from the roadway. As a result, Highway 1 fully reopens with Paul’s Slide opening at 4 pm today, Wednesday, Feb. 6; Hwy. 1 at Mud Creek reopened to thru traffic yesterday, Feb. 5 at 4 pm.

Thanks to the Big Sur community and coastal travelers for their cooperation and patience.

Photos of Paul’s Slide (PM 21.6) from yesterday, Feb. 5, show big boulder (left) and its removal (middle). Last pic shows several large boulders remain on top of hillside (right), which are being worked on today.

# # #

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.

Share
Published by
bigsurkate

Recent Posts

Nightmare at Bixby…coming to a screen near you

Memorial Day, the unofficial beginning of the summer tourist season is almost upon us. Tuesday…

14 hours ago

Sunday Photos, 5/17/26

What recovery after a wildfire looks like, six years later…

5 days ago

Summer is almost here and tourism is up — way up

.Big Sur is used to landslides, but having two back to back which closed the…

5 days ago

Roadless Rule – Proposed Changes

Central Coast, Stand Up! 📣 Join us at a town hall to learn what proposed…

7 days ago

El Niño Prediction Center

There are some really interesting charts provided for this. If you want to check it…

1 week ago

Sunday Photos, 5/10/26 – Happy Mother’s Day

From Heather Cox Richardson today: “If you google the history of Mother’s Day, the internet…

2 weeks ago

This website uses cookies.