Categories: Big Sur

Highway 1 fully open

Date:	Monday December 12, 2022 at 11:45 am
District:	05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact:	Kevin Drabinski or Alexa Bertola
Phone:	(805) 549-3138 or (805) 549-3237

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HIGHWAY 1 ON BIG SUR COAST TO REOPEN AT NOON TODAY

TRAFFIC CONTROL TO BE IN EFFECT AT PAUL’S SLIDE

UPDATE #5

MONTEREY COUNTY – Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast will be fully reopened to the public at 12 pm today.

Travelers can expect one-way reversible traffic control over the next several days and anticipate possible delays during working hours (7 am to 5 pm) at Paul’s Slide (PM 22).

This traffic control will permit maintenance crews to clean out of material behind protective and catchment barriers.

Travelers can expect delays of up to 10 minutes.

Travelers may contact Caltrans District 5 Public Affairs at 805-549-3318 or visit the District 5 website at:https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-5

Road Information and updates can also be found on Caltrans District 5 Social Media platforms: Twitter at: @CaltransD5, Facebook at: Caltrans Central Coast (District 5) and Instagram at: Caltrans_D5.

Our crews deserve to get home safely too.

Drive slowly and carefully in work zones.

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.