Rocky Creek Overnight Closure Schedule

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.