CONVOY for LOCALS ONLY

Date:	Friday, April 14, 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 #39

CONVOY FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS THROUGH GILBERT’S SLIDE ON HIGHWAY 1

SET FOR WEDNESDAY APRIL 19

MONTEREY / SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES – Local residents will be able to pass through repair work at Gilbert’s Slide north of Gorda for resupply activities on Wednesday April 19.

The schedule for resupply travel for local residents and fuel vehicles will be Wednesday April 19 from 7:00 am to 7:30 am, and again later that day from 4:30 pm to 5:00 pm.

A contractor led convoy will direct travel through the Caltrans maintenance facility.

A similar resupply window through Gilbert’s Slide is also scheduled to take place on Wednesday May 3.

While crews have made progress with excavation of the repair site, the presence of subsurface water is causing delays in the ability to begin to introduce fill into the site.

The new estimate for reopening Highway 1 at Gilbert’s Slide is July 14.

Highway 1 remains open through Morro Bay, Cambria, San Simeon, and the Ragged Point Inn, with all coastal San Luis Obispo County businesses open. Highway 1 also remains open with full access to all coastal businesses for 50 miles from Monterey south to the Big Creek Vista area in Monterey County.

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

Excavation work continues for the repair of Highway 1 at Gilbert’s Slide just north of Gorda.

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Kevin Drabinski

Public Information Officer

Caltrans District 5

50 Higuera St.

San Luis Obispo CA 93401

Office: 805.549.3138

Cell: 805.748.1858

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