Date:	Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at 5:00 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 #12

CREWS CONTINUE ASSESSMENT OF HIGHWAY 1 DAMAGE

AND MOBILIZE FOR REPAIRS 

MONTEREY / SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES – Caltrans maintenance teams were able to perform assessments today within the entirety of the Highway 1 closure which remains in effect from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to Palo Colorado Rd. in Monterey County.

Crews responded to multiple active slides within the closure area today.

Crews were also able to reach Paul’s Slide (PM 22), where rocks, dirt, and water have breached parts of the catchment area behind K-rail and fencing. Highway 1 at Paul’s Slide is impassible at this time. The gates at Paul’s Slide are closed and will remain closed 24-hours a day.

The northern limit of the Highway 1 closure was moved north on Jan. 9, to Palo Colorado Rd. at Post Mile 61.5 at the request of CHP. Caltrans will continue to take advantage of any break in inclement weather to assess road conditions and provide access as long as the conditions are favorable for public travel. 

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.

Advisory: Evacuation Order for Big Sur has been downgraded to an Evacuation Warning Effective Immediately | La Orden de Evacuacion para Big Sur …

Dear Nixle User,The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has downgraded the Evacuation Order for Big Sur to an Evacuation Warning Effective Immediately 01/10/23. Continue Monitoring local media, social media, and Nixle alerts for updates due to incoming storms. Call 2-1-1 for information. Call 9-1-1 only if you have a life-threatening emergency. To view an Evacuation Map: https://bit.ly/3Za0Xc0 

This leaves a lot of people stranded up there until a path can be opened up across the ridge of SCR Rd to Nacimiento. Photos by Lindsay Romanov

Today’s Date:  Tuesday, January 10, 2023

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

CALTRANS CENTRAL COAST HIGHWAY CLOSURES DUE TO WINTER STORMS

 

SAN LUIS OBISPO – The latest winter storm system to move through the Central Coast has resulted in various highway closures in the following locations due to flooding and debris on the roadway.

• Northbound US 101 is closed at State Route 150 near Carpinteria, near Sheffield Drive near Summerland and from Winchester Canyon Road near Goleta to Highway 1 north of Gaviota.
• Southbound US 101 is closed at Milpas Street in Santa Barbara.
• Highway 154 is closed from State Route 192 to the Junction with State Route 246 near Santa Ynez. 
• Highway 246 is closed from Alamo Pintado Road in Solvang. 
• Highway 1 is closed from State Route 166 West to Brown Road in Santa Barbara County.
• Highway 41 West is closed from Ironwood Drive to San Gabriel Road near Morro Bay.
• Northbound US 101 is closed northbound at 13^th Street and southbound at 18^th Street in Paso Robles.
• State Route 198 is closed from Peach Tree Valley Road to the Fresno County line.
• State Route 9 is closed from Big Basin Way to Monaco Lane and from Glen Arbor Road (lower) to Glen Arbor Road (Upper) in Santa Cruz County.

• State Route 236 is closed from Little Basin Road to Big Basin State Park in Santa Cruz County.

• Highway 1 remains closed in Monterey County from the Elephant Seal Vista Point to Palo Colorado.

• Highway 1 has re-opened in both directions in Morro Bay.

                             Photos this morning of US 101 near Gaviota and Pauls Slide in Big Sur

101 at Gaviota

Paul’s Slide in Big Sur

10:20 Rosie’s Bridge, Photos by Lucas Ryan

Evacuation Orders for San Ardo, and many other low lying areas of the Salinas River: The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has issued an Evacuation Order for residents in the low laying areas of Salinas River due to flooding effective immediately and until further notice. Evacuation Order areas include: Zone G-028A: South of Lockwood San Lucas Rd; North of Cattleman Rd; West of Cattleman Rd; East of Hwy 101 If you are in an Evacuation Order Zone quickly and calmly evacuate. Check with your neighbors to ensure they have been made aware of this alert. Monitor local media, social media, and Nixle alerts for updates. Call 2-1-1 for information. Call 9-1-1 only if you have a life-threatening emergency. If you need animal sheltering, call the SPCA at 831-373-2631. For the SPCA after hours line call 831-646-5534 Emergency Shelters and Temporary Evacuation Point locations can be found on the Evacuation Map or by calling 2-1-1. To view the Evacuation Map: https://bit.ly/3Za0Xc0

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has issued an Evacuation Order for areas of San Lorenzo Creek between San Lorenzo Park Rd. and Highway 101 effective immediately until further notice due to the storm. Evacuation Order areas include: •Zone G-020a which includes areas: South of Thompson Canyon; North of Camino Real/Hwy 101; East of Camino Real/Hwy 101; West of San Lorenzo Park Rd. If you are in an Evacuation Order Zone quickly & calmly evacuate. Check with your neighbors to ensure they have been made aware of this alert. Monitor local media, social media, & Nixle alerts for updates. Call 2-1-1 for information. Call 9-1-1 only if you have a life-threatening emergency. If you need animal sheltering, call the SPCA at 831-373-2631. For the SPCA after hours line call 831-646-5534Emergency Shelters and Temporary Evacuation Point locations can be found on the Evacuation Map or by calling 2-1-1. To view the Evacuation Map: https://bit.ly/3Za0Xc0 

7:20 am — Highway 1 completely closed between Carpenter and Flanders:

Incident:

 00119 Type:

 SIG Alert Location:

 Sr1 / Carpenter Rd Loc Desc:

 NB AND SB BTWN FLANDERS Lat/Lon:

 36.566416 -121.913007 

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7:16 AM	4	[8] FIRE COM CPYS
7:08 AM	3	[5] 1039 27-N5
4:38 AM	2	[2] PGE HAS HARD CLOSURE IN PLACE AND WILL BE CLOSED FOR APPROX 12 HRS
4:38 AM	1	[1] WIRES DOWN ACROSS BOTH NB AND SB LNS
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