Overnight work on Highway One to start Sunday

Today’s Date: Friday, March 27, 2020

District:           05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito and Santa       

                         Cruz Counties                                                  

Contact:          Susana Z. Cruz Ruiz or Colin Jones

Phone:            (805) 549-3138 or (805) 549-3189

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

*UPDATE*

PAVEMENT REHAB CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ALONG STATE ROUTE 1 FROM BIG SUR TO CARMEL–TEMPORARY GUARDRAIL STARTING SUNDAY NIGHT

MONTEREY COUNTY – A Caltrans pavement rehab. construction project along State Route 1 from Torre Canyon Bridge in Big Sur to just south of Carpenter Street in Carmel is underway with night time lane closures to set temporary guardrail (k-rail) at distinct locations, starting Sunday night, March 29.  The traffic impact should not exceed 10 minutes.

Overnight roadwork hours next week will be:

Sunday night, March 29: 9 pm to 6 am (next morning);

Monday through Friday night7 pm to 6 am (next morning).

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Details on the overall project’s roadwork/closures are as follows:

Torre Canyon Bridge to Coast Rd. near Andrew Molera State Park:

Coast Rd. to Carmel Valley Rd.:

Carmel Valley Rd. to Carpenter St.:

·         Sundays through Fridays:  9 pm to 6 am (next morning)

Slab replacement work:

·         Mondays through Thursdays:  3 pm to 6 am (next morning)

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Roadwork consists of pavement rehab on existing roadway and guardrail replacement. Electronic message signs will be activated to inform the public about this roadwork. This roadwork is necessary for the safety of the travelling public and to protect surrounding properties.

      The contractor for this $24 million project is Granite Rock Company of San Jose, CA and

      it’s expected to be completed in the Fall of 2021.

List of State Parks closed to Vehicular Traffic

Effective immediately, State Parks has temporarily closed vehicular traffic to parks experiencing high visitation. Below is a list of the impacted parks. This list is dynamic and will be updated regularly.

To stay up-to-date with any new listings see: http://www.oesnews.com/california-state-parks-takes-additional-steps-to-help-slow-down-the-spread-of-covid-19-vehicle-access-temporarily-closed-for-additional-parks/

For those wishing to take a break in the outdoors, public health officials are advising them to walk, run, hike and bike in their local neighborhoods and walk to parks. Most importantly, the public is being asked not to congregate in the outdoors. Everyone has the responsibility to “Flatten the COVID-19 Curve at Parks” by maintaining a social distance of 6 ft. or more when recreating in the outdoors, and staying home if they are sick. If visitors cannot maintain social distancing, they need to leave the park.

Calaveras County:

  • Calaveras Big Trees State Park (SP)

Contra Costa County:

  • Mount Diablo SP

El Dorado County:

  • Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point SP
  • Emerald Bay SP
  • Folsom Lake State Recreation Area (SRA)
  • Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park (SHP)

Los Angeles County:

  • Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook
  • El Matador State Beach (SB)
  • Leo Carrillo State Park SP
  • Los Angeles SHP
  • Malibu Creek SP
  • Malibu Lagoon SB
    • Malibu Pier and parking area were closed on 3/24/2020 to vehicular traffic and pier closed to pedestrian traffic at the western most point of concession restaurant.  Restaurant remains open with “To-Go” Services.
  • Point Dume SB
  • Robert H. Meyer Memorial SB
  • Topanga SP
  • Will Rogers SHP

Marin County:

  • Angel Island SP
  • China Camp SP
  • Marconi Conference Center SHP
  • Mount Tamalpais SP
  • Olompali SHP
  • Samuel P. Taylor SP
  • Tomales Bay SP

Mendocino County:

  • Jug Handle State Natural Reserve (SNR)
  • MacKerricher SP
  • Point Cabrillo Light Station SHP
  • Russian Gulch SP
  • Van Damme SP

Merced County:

  • George J. Hatfield SRA

Monterey County:

  • Andrew Molera SP
  • Carmel River SB
  • Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP
  • Monterey SB
  • Pfeiffer Big Sur SP
  • Point Lobos SNR
  • Point Sur SHP

Nevada County:

  • Donner Memorial SP
  • Empire Mine SHP
  • South Yuba River SP

Orange County:

  • Bolsa Chica SB
  • Chino Hills SP
  • Crystal Cove SP
  • Doheny SB
  • Huntington SB
  • San Clemente SB
  • San Onofre SB

Placer County:

  • Donner Memorial SP
  • Folsom Lake SRA
  • Kings Beach SRA

Riverside County:

  • Chino Hills SP
  • California Citrus SHP
  • Lake Perris SRA

Sacramento County:

  • Folsom Lake SRA

San Bernardino County:

  • Chino Hills SP
  • Silverwood Lake SRA

San Diego County:

  • Cardiff SB
  • Carlsbad SB
  • San Elijo SB
  • Silver Strand SB
  • San Onofre SB
  • South Carlsbad SB
  • Torrey Pines SB
  • Torrey Pines SNR

San Joaquin County:

  • Caswell Memorial SP

San Luis Obispo County:

  • Cayucos SB
  • Morro Bay SP
  • Morro Strand SB

San Mateo County:

  • Año Nuevo SP
  • Bean Hollow SB
  • Burleigh H. Murray Ranch SP
  • Castle Rock SP
  • Cowell Ranch
  • Gray Whale Cove SB
  • Half Moon Bay SB
  • Montara SB
  • Pescadero SB
  • Pigeon Point Light Station SHP
  • Pomponio SB
  • San Gregorio SB

Santa Barbara County:

  • Carpinteria SB
  • El Capitan SB
  • Gaviota SP
  • Refugio SB

Santa Cruz County:

  • Castle Rock SP
  • Henry Cowell Redwoods SP
  • Manresa SB
  • Natural Bridges SB
  • New Brighton SB
  • Seacliff SB
  • The Forest of Nisene Marks SP

Shasta County:

  • Castle Crags SP

Sonoma County:

  • Armstrong Redwoods SNR
  • Austin Creek SRA
  • Fort Ross SHP
  • Jack London SHP
  • Kruse Rhododendron SNR
  • Petaluma Adobe SHP
  • Salt Point SP
  • Sonoma Coast SP (and associated sub-units)
  • Sonoma SHP
  • Sugarloaf Ridge SP
  • Trione-Annadel SP

Ventura County:

  • Carpinteria SB
  • Mandalay SB
  • Point Mugu SP
  • San Buenaventura SB