Date:	Friday, August 9, 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

UPDATE #4

REDUCED DELAY TIMES FOR OVERNIGHT REPAIR WORK ON HIGHWAY 1

AT ROCKY CREEK FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 11

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.

Upcoming Repair Schedule Update

For the week of Sunday August 11, for four consecutive nights, starting Sunday August 11 through Wednesday August 14, travelers will encounter overnight delays between 10 pm and 6 am of up to a maximum of 20 minutes. Once the last overnight shift for the week ends on Thursday August 15 at 6 am, there will be no overnight work until Sunday August 18, at 10 pm.

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. 

For the week of Sunday August 18, travelers will encounter a full overnight closure of Highway 1 at Rocky Creek for five nights, from Sunday August 18 through Thursday August 22, from 10 pm to 6 am. Further updates will be provided if there is a change to this schedule.

Customary Overnight Repair Schedule

Overnight work will customarily take place five nights a week, Sunday through Thursday night, and scheduled from 10 pm to 6 am. No overnight work will take place on Friday or Saturday nights.

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.

There are now more ways for locals and visitors to stay up to date on Car Week traffic, events and safety information.
The County of Monterey’s app, uConnect, has been updated to
include one tap access to the Daily Event Tracker map, which
offers event information by day plus real-time traffic details. Easy
access to the county road information page is also available. Check
out a sample of the updated app landing page. ( I put in uConnect in my App Store on my iPad and one of the choices was Monterey County uConnect and this is MY launch page)

County of Monterey uConnect is a one-stop solution for county
residents for a variety of needs including reporting road problems,
view or paying property tax bills, searching for county jobs and
programs, to name a few.
If you don’t already have the app, download it now for Car Week
and use it year-round for other County services and information.
Monterey County uConnect is free and available at the Apple Store
or Google Play.
More about the app and links to download are at
https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/government/departments-i-
z/information-technology/uconnect
In addition to the app, here are other ways to get important Car
Week information:

• The Car Week 2024 Daily Event and Traffic page can be found at http://www.MCCarWeek.com
• To receive text alerts/notifications related to Car Week safety issues: Text “CARWEEK” to
  65513.
• See Monterey’s Car Week Event information page offers event and travel information:
  https://www.seemonterey.com/events/sporting/concours/.