Caltrans Highway 1 closure update — Closed from Palo Colorado Canyon on the north, Elephant Seal vista on the South

Date:	Monday, January 9, 2023, at 3:45 p.m.
District:	05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact:	Kevin Drabinski or Jim Shivers
Phone:	(805) 549-3138      (805) 549-3237

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UPDATE #11

NORTHERN LIMIT OF HIGHWAY 1 CLOSURE

MOVED NORTH TO PALO COLORADO RD 

MONTEREY / SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES – The north end of the Highway 1 closure has been moved north to Palo Colorado Rd. at Post Mile 61.5 at the request of CHP.

The Highway 1 closure now spans from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to Palo Colorado Rd. in Monterey County.

The gates at Paul’s Slide (PM 22), are closed and will remain closed 24-hours a day.

Travelers from the south will encounter a closure on Highway 1 at the elephant seal viewing area, four miles north of San Simeon. A significant slide, one mile south of Ragged Point, extends over both lanes of travel. As a result, the highway is impassible at this location and is expected to restrict access to Ragged Point from the south for several weeks.

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.

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

Traveler information at: https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/