| Date: | Friday, January 21, 2022 |
| District: | 05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties |
| Contact: | Kevin Drabinski or Jim Shivers |
| Phone: | (805) 549-3138 or (805) 549-3237 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EMERGENCY WORK ON HIGHWAY 1 TO END NEAR RAGGED POINT
AND BEGIN NORTH OF BIG CREEK VISTA POINT
MONTEREY COUNTY – Emergency work to repair damage caused by mid-December storms continues Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast.
Work on Highway 1 at Polar Star, one mile south of Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County, will continue with traffic control and daytime delays of up to 15 minutes through Saturday January 22. Repairs at Polar Star are being made under a $1.8 million emergency contract with Souza Construction.
Emergency repair work will begin at Cow Cliffs in Monterey County (PM 28.2) on Monday January 24. Permanent repairs will be made to the rockfall netting which was impacted by the mid-December storms. This location is approximately one mile north of the Big Creek Vista Point.
Travelers can expect one-way reversing traffic control at Cow Cliffs, Monday thru Friday, between 7 am and 5 pm, with delays of up to 15 minutes beginning Monday January 24. Work at this location is expected to continue for three weeks, weather permitting.
Message and directional signs will be in place to alert travelers in the area.
The emergency repair work at Cow Cliffs (PM 28.2) is being accomplished under a $1.3 million emergency contract with Papich Construction.
Even with this weekday traffic control in place, Highway 1 remains fully accessible from the Monterey Peninsula, through Big Sur, and south to Cambria and Morro Bay.
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HIGHWAY 1 NEAR GARRAPATA STATE PARK
SUBJECT TO TRAFFIC CONTROL NEXT WEEK
MONTEREY COUNTY – Travelers on north and southbound Highway 1 near Garrapata State Park (PM 66.5) will encounter one-way reversing traffic control next week.
Travelers will encounter one-way reversing traffic control on Highway 1 at Garrapata State Park on Monday Jan. 24, Wednesday Jan 26, and Thursday Jan 27, from 8:30 am to 2 pm.
Travelers can expect a delay of up to 5 minutes.
Message and directional signs will be in place to alert travelers.
Please allow extra time for your commute through the area.
With this traffic control in place, Caltrans maintenance teams will be able to clear slide material and debris from recent storms for the safety of all travelers.