Northern Closure of Highway 1 moved south to Big Creek Vista Point

Date:	Friday, February 10, 2023
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

UPDATE #23

NORTHERN CLOSURE LIMIT OF HIGHWAY 1 MOVED

TO BIG CREEK VISTA POINT

MONTEREY / SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES – The northern closure of Hwy. 1 was moved today from Lime Creek at PM 32 to the Big Creek Vista Point at PM 27.3.

Travelers on southbound Highway 1 at the Big Creek Vista Point will encounter signs indicating that the road farther south is closed except to travel by locals.

Assessments will continue next week to determine if the closure limit can be moved farther south and closer to the long-term closure at Paul’s Slide at PM 22.

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.