Categories: Big Sur

Mud/Rock Slides

Sound like three between MM 47, 37, and 32, and one by Big Creek that caused an accident, as well as an accident caused by the road near Lucia.

Near Big Creek, Photo by James McFarland

From McFarland:

‘This is around 3pm, just north of Big Creek. Driver hit a rock.

A Tesla, a little further south was waylaid at the passing lane due to hitting a rock.

CHP officer on duty was housing all the occupants, waiting on a tow.

More traffic on the road today than I imagined there would be, given the weather. Several small slides between Lucia and Anderson Canyon, with one slide spewing a couple of dozen 18” boulders across both lanes.

Caltrans was on the job with at least to trucks and a loader, and made quick work of the slide blocking the road.

Happy Christmas’

Incident: 00151 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: SR1 / FERNWOOD Loc Desc: NB and SB 1MI JNO Lat/Lon: 36.260131 -121.790353 

Detail Information
2:38 PM6[15] [Notification] [CHP]-CALTRANS — ETA APPX 30 MINS
2:29 PM5[10] NB and SB LNS WERE TAKING TURNS DRIVING THROUGH
2:28 PM4[8] ROCKS DIDNT FALL ON ANY VEHS
2:28 PM3[7] RP STATING THEY CLRD THE RDWY BUT ROCKS ARE STILL FALLING 1/4 OF NB LN 1125
2:27 PM2[6] RP MOVED ROCKS FROM THE RDWY
2:27 PM1[5] BOTH LNS STOPPED

Incident: 00151 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: SR1 / FERNWOOD Loc Desc: NB and SB 1MI JNO Lat/Lon: 36.260131 -121.790353 

Detail Information
2:38 PM6[15] [Notification] [CHP]-CALTRANS — ETA APPX 30 MINS
2:29 PM5[10] NB and SB LNS WERE TAKING TURNS DRIVING THROUGH
2:28 PM4[8] ROCKS DIDNT FALL ON ANY VEHS
2:28 PM3[7] RP STATING THEY CLRD THE RDWY BUT ROCKS ARE STILL FALLING 1/4 OF NB LN 1125
2:27 PM2[6] RP MOVED ROCKS FROM THE RDWY
2:27 PM1[5] BOTH LNS STOPPED

Incident: 00162 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: 3750 Mm1 N Mon 37.50 Loc Desc: SR1 NB MM 37.5 Lat/Lon: 36.173285 -121.691645 

Detail Information
3:27 PM4[6] 1039 HEATH JOHNSTON // ADV CTC WILLOW SPRINGS STATION THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF IT // WILLOW SPRING STATION WAS ENRT TO MM 47
3:12 PM3[4] 14 CAL TRANS JUST PASSED HIS 1020 THEY WILL RUN INTO IT
3:05 PM2[2] 1125 OF NB SR1
3:05 PM1[1] 1125 MUD SLIDE — PER BIG SUR FIRE UNIT

Incident: 00165 Type: Mud/Dirt/Rock Location: 3240 Mm1 N Mon 32.40 Loc Desc: 1/4 JSO 1 MM 32*4 Lat/Lon: 36.121634 -121.632093 

Detail Information
3:19 PM2[9] 14 CAL TRANS WAS ENRT TO OTHER SIDE WILL POSS HANDLE THIS ONE
3:14 PM1[3] RP IS CALLING F/THE FRONT GATE AT ESALEN, HEARD ONLY
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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  • Kate, you are gem with all of your caring and informative postings in the last few days. I wish you the enjoyment of the heat from your fireplace, Lady at your feet, and you and yours safely with you. 🎄❤️ Cheers!

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