Categories: Big Sur

Overnight Closures of Rocky Creek slip out to begin Monday, 7/22/2024

Date:	Wednesday, July 17, 2024
District:	05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact:	Kevin Drabinski or Genelle Padilla
Phone:	(805) 549-3138 or (805) 549-3237

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OVERNIGHT CLOSURES ON HIGHWAY 1 AT ROCKY CREEK NORTH OF BIG SUR TO BEGIN MONDAY JULY 22

MONTEREY COUNTY – Caltrans announced today that it will move to the next phase of emergency repairs to Highway 1 south of the Rocky Creek Bridge starting Monday, July 22, which will include partial and full overnight closures.

Caltrans stabilized and reinforced Highway 1 at this location after a March 30slipout resulted in a loss of part of the southbound lane. Since May 17, travelers have had 24/7 access through the repair site using the northbound lane by means of a temporary signal system.

From Monday, July 22, to Thursday, July 25, travelers will encounter partial overnight closures of Highway 1 at Rocky Creek between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. with delays of up to one hour. Crews will use these partial closures to reposition the existing K-rail and place temporary striping to allow for construction activities in the southbound lane.

Full overnight closures of Highway 1 at Rocky Creek will also be necessary intermittently for the remaining repair work and will be scheduled when equipment needs to be deployed across the entire roadway. Unlike the partial closures, no travel through the work zone will be permitted during the full overnight closures.

The first of five consecutive full overnight closure will begin Sunday, July 28:

Sunday, July 28 at 10 p.m. to Monday, July 29 at 6 a.m.

Monday, July 29 at 9 p.m. to Tuesday, July 30 at 6 a.m.

Tuesday, July 30 at 9 p.m. to Wednesday, July 31 at 6 a.m.

Wednesday, July 31 at 9 p.m. to Thursday, August 1 at 6 a.m.

Thursday, August 1 at 9 p.m. to Friday, August 2 at 6 a.m.

There will be no overnight work scheduled on Friday or Saturday nights.

Caltrans expects to complete repairs at Rocky Creek in summer 2025, and that estimate is dependent on conditions encountered during construction.

Regular updates will be provided to keep the public informed about the construction schedule.

The contractor for this project is Gordon N. Ball, Inc. of Alamo.

Road information and updates can also be found on Caltrans District 5 Social Media platforms: X/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/

Genelle Padilla

Public Information Officer

Caltrans District 5

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