| Date: | Wednesday, July 24, 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
UPDATE #2
MONTEREY COUNTY – Caltrans will continue with emergency repairs to Highway 1 near the Rocky Creek Bridge, 12 miles south of Carmel. Caltrans previously stabilized and reinforced Highway 1 at this location after a March 30 slipout resulted in a loss of a section of the southbound lane.
Daytime repair work will take place in the Rocky Creek project area behind concrete barriers known as K-rail and should not result in any significant travel delays. Daytime travelers will continue to enjoy access through the repair site driving on the northbound lane and directed by a temporary signal system. All Big Sur businesses are open.
Overnight work will be scheduled five nights a week, Sunday through Thursday night, on a consistent schedule from 10 pm to 6 am. No overnight work will take place on Friday or Saturday nights.
There will be two types of traffic impacts associated with overnight work. These will involve either intermittent delays of up to one-hour or full overnight closures of the highway.
When repair work involves the occasional movement of equipment and machinery across the entire width of the project area, this will result in intermittent delays of up to one hour, Sunday through Thursday nights form 10 pm to 6 am. These intermittent one-hour delays for overnight work will be a recurring feature of the Rocky Creek repair work.
When equipment and machinery are required to work across the full width of the project area throughout the entire overnight shift, this will result in a full closure of the highway, Sunday through Thursday nights form 10 pm to 6 am. No travel will be permitted through the repair site during full overnight closures.
Upcoming Repair Schedule Update
For the week of Sunday July 28, travelers will encounter intermittent delays of up to one hour for five nights, from Sunday July 28, through Thursday August 1, from 10 pm to 6 am.
For the week of Sunday August 4, travelers will encounter a full overnight closure of Highway 1 at Rocky Creek for five nights, from Sunday August 4 through Thursday August 8, from 10 pm to 6 am. Further updates will be provided if there is a change to this schedule.
The estimate for completion of the Rocky Creek viaduct is summer 2025 and is dependent on conditions encountered during construction. The contractor for this project is Gordon N. Ball, Inc. of Alamo, CA.
Highway 1 remains closed 40 miles south of Carmel due to the Regent’s Slide which is expected to be cleared by late fall of this year.
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.