| 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 #15
THREE FULL OVERNIGHT CLOSURES ON HIGHWAY 1 AT ROCKY CREEK SET FOR MONDAY 10/28, TUESDAY 10/29, WEDNESDAY 10/30
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 30slipout resulted in a loss of a section of the southbound lane.
Upcoming Repair Schedule
Crews have made substantial progress on a construction phase involving the drilling and casting of reinforced concrete columns to support the weight of the viaduct structure. For upcoming construction, travelers can expect three full overnight closures and intermittent daytime closures:
· Full overnight closures of Hwy. 1 at Rocky Creek are scheduled forMonday, Oct. 28, Tuesday, Oct. 29, and Wednesday Oct. 30, from 10 pm to 6 am.
· Highway 1 at Rocky Creek is scheduled to remain fully open during all overnight hours for Thursday Oct. 31 through Sunday Nov. 4.
· For the next two weeks, daytime travelers can expect intermittent delays of up to 20 minutes as crews bring equipment on site for continued excavation work.
Once construction of the southbound section of the Rocky Creek viaduct is complete, travel will be directed onto this southbound section and work will begin on construction of the northbound portion of the viaduct.
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. However, the vast majority of the Big Sur coast remains accessible and open.
Nov 4 is Monday not Sunday
On Monday 10/28 and Wed 10/30 there were no workers or work being accomplished on either night only on Tuesday 10/29 were there any workers present. Why do they close the road that has such an effect on so many workers and then not show up.?