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Highway One Closure notice

CALTRANS DISTRICT 5 SIGALERT

    Date/Time:  Wednesday, August 19 at 8:53 AM 

      Location:    Highway 1 near Big Sur in Monterey County.

Description of Incident

     Highway 1 is closed from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to Pfeiffer Burns State Park in Monterey County due to a brush fire.

 Motorists may use US Highway 101 for north/south thru travel.

Motorists should be aware of law enforcement and other emergency responders, including Caltrans in this area.

It is not known when Highway 1 in this area will re-open.

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

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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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