Categories: Big Sur

Urgent: Big Sur urging ALL but residents with proof of residency to stay away from the area.

Subject: Re: URGENT RELEASE 4

The County of Monterey is asking for the cooperation of visitors and residents to avoid the Big Sur Area entirely. State Hwy 1 is CLOSED at Palo Colorado. Only residents with proof of residency will be allowed in with CHP/Caltrans Escorts. The road conditions are not safe and we need to keep traffic to a minimum for our first responders and emergency personnel. 

Nicholas M. Pasculli (He/Him)County Communications DirectorChief Public Information OfficerCounty Administrative Office
bigsurkate

Appointed appellate counsel for indigent defendants (retired.) I have lived in Big Sur since 1984, first on the north coast, and on the South Coast since 1989.

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  • Thank you for keeping everyone informed, Kate. We sure hope everybody is safe! With love and Happy Easter... x

  • Thank you for this information. Praying everyone stays safe...the resiliency of the residents continues to amaze me.

  • Certainly CALTRANS knows best; they are there. Nonetheless, I hope they have verified that the NB lane is on solid stuff that wasn't dependent upon any buttressing effect of the "slip."

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