Work begins on log jam

Date:	Friday, October 20, 2023
District:	05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact:	Kevin Drabinski or Jim Shivers
Phone:	(805) 549-3138 or (805) 549-3237

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CALTRANS BEGINS HIGHWAY 1 PROJECT TO REMOVE LOGJAM

ON BIG SUR RIVER NEAR FERNWOOD

MONTEREY COUNTY – A project to clear a logjam from the Big Sur River along Highway 1 in Big Sur began this week at Post Mile 47.8, near St. Francis of the Redwoods Church and just north of Fernwood Resort.

Construction activities will take place seven days a week with extended shifts in an effort to clear the logjam in advance of higher river flows this winter.

Travelers will encounter only intermittent traffic control at this location with occasional delays of 5 to 10 minutes.

Caltrans has been mission tasked by the California Office of Emergency Services to perform this work.

The contractor for this $800,000 project is Blaze Engineering of Big Sur, CA. Weather permitting, this project is expected to be completed by November 16.

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/

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A project to clear logs and woody debris from the Big Sur River near Fernwood at Post Mile 47.8 started this week and is expected to continue through mid-November.

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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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