Categories: Big Sur

Highway 1 reopens (partially)

Date:	Friday, February 7, 2025
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

HIGHWAY 1 REOPENED BETWEEN RAGGED POINT AND GORDA

AFTER SLIDE REMOVAL

MONTEREY COUNTY – Highway 1 has reopened between Ragged Point in northern San Luis Obispo County and Gorda in southern Monterey County after a small slide was removed from the travel lanes. The slide was located in Monterey County two miles north the county line.

Crews were on scene at first light and cleared debris from the roadway which included a 5 ft. diameter boulder. Crews then inspected and assessed the remainder of the closure area before reopening the roadway.

With this reopening, travelers on Highway 1 will continue to have access to the communities of Lucia, Gorda, Ragged Point, San Simeon, and Cambria.

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/

Crews were on site in the early morning hours of Friday, Feb. 7, to clear debris from lanes.

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Kevin Drabinski

Public Information Officer

Caltrans District 5

50 Higuera St.

San Luis Obispo CA 93401

Office: 805.549.3138

Cell: 805.748.1858

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