Categories: Big Sur

Highway One closure update

Date:	Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 11:10 am
District:	05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact:	Alexa Bertola or Jim Shivers
Phone:	(805) 549-3237

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UPDATE #4

PERIMETER OF HIGHWAY 1 CLOSURE REDUCED/CALTRANS CONTINUES TO PERFORM CLEANUP WHILE ASSESSING PAULS SLIDE.

MONTEREY COUNTY – The perimeter of the overnight closure which occurred on Hwy. 1 from Ragged Point to Palo Colorado Road has been reduced this morning

to Deetjen’s Inn to the northand remains at Ragged Point to the south.

This closure was implemented last night due to rainfall whichexceed the threshold for possible debris flow in the Dolan and Colorado Fire Burn scars after the National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for this coastal area of Monterey County.

As of this morning, Caltrans maintenance crews are removing rocks and debris from the highway while engineers assess conditions within the corridor which includes the Paul’s Slide area (MON PM 21.60) which is within the closure area.

Updates on current highway conditions and progress of work will be provided in future updates.

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.