| Date: | Friday, January 26, 2024 |
| 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
EMERGENCY PROJECT TO REPLACE DAMAGED RETAINING WALL
TO BEGIN ON HIGHWAY 1 IN BIG SUR
MONTEREY COUNTY – Crews are scheduled to begin the replacement of a retaining wall below the roadway on Highway 1 at Post Mile 47.8 in Monterey County after several concrete blocks that armored the highway were loosened after recent rains and water flows from the Big Sur River.
This location is .75 miles north of Fernwood and adjacent to where Caltrans recently removed a logjam from the Big Sur River.
Crews will begin delivering large rocks to the site on Saturday Jan. 27.Equipment will be mobilized and staged to respond to any changes in site conditions as a result of upcoming forecasted weather events. There should be little or no impact to travelers at this time as a result of these mobilization efforts.
Specific updates about the nature and timing of the retaining wall replacement work will be provided. At present, engineering, environmental, and hydrological assessments are underway in order to help inform the repair design.
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.
WAY TO GO, CALTRANS! Two days after I published re this problem, and the solution is being implemented. Thanks to Barbara Ray and Ken Wright for notifying me. And to Patte Kronlund for contacting Kate Daniels and Senator Laird who provided their assistance with Caltrans, Sacramento! It takes a village of dedicated, caring Big Surians.
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"At present, engineering, environmental, and hydrological assessments are underway in order to help inform the repair design."
Good. I hope this more than window-dressing.
Great news. Yea CALTRANS response!
Wow, thanks to local observers and notification, it's great that Caltrans can respond so quickly!
No sign of any work or any material delivered to the site. Pretty good system moving in tonight. Followed by a slightly more significant system arriving Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. Perhaps another call to Caltrans is in order?
CalTrans was on site on 2/12 conducting surveys in prep for the repair job