| Date: | Wednesday, June 4, 2025 |
| District: | 05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties |
| Contact: | Kevin Drabinski or Celeste Morales |
| Phone: | (805) 549-3138 or (805) 549-3237 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UPDATE #45
FULL OVERNIGHT CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 1 AT ROCKY CREEK
SET TO START SUNDAY, JUNE 8 AT 10 PM
MONTEREY COUNTY – Caltrans is continuing with emergency repairs to Highway 1 near the Rocky Creek Bridge, 12 miles south of Carmel.
Travelers will encounter a full overnight closure of Highway 1 at Rocky Creek starting Sunday, June 8 at 10 pm. Highway 1 will reopen Monday, June 9 at 6 am.
Crews will take advantage of this closure to erect a crane that spans both lanes of the roadway and which will deliver materials to the shore below as part of a seawall restoration project.
Overnight Traffic Control at Rocky Creek Set for June 22 thru June 26
Travelers will encounter overnight flagging control for five consecutive nights to allow crews to perform final paving and sealing of the lanes of the northbound viaduct structure.
Starting Sunday, June 22, and for five consecutive nights thru Thursday, June 26, travelers on Highway 1 will pass through Rocky Creek under flagged traffic control from 8 pm thru 8 am the following morning. Travelers can expect delays of up to 20 minutes. This flagged traffic control is being implemented in place of any full overnight closures.
The North and South Coast of Big Sur Remain Open and Accessible Via Hwy. 1
Travelers are reminded that over 100 miles of Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast remain open and accessible. Travelers from northern California will find easy access to historic bridges, waterfalls, restaurants, and lodging amenities. Travelers from southern California will find that the highway brings them directly within reach of the unparalleled views, lodging amenities, and natural wonders of Lucia, the Camaldoli Hermitage, Gorda, Treebones, Ragged Point, San Simeon, and Cambria. Highway 1 remains closed at Regent’s Slide, 40 miles south of Carmel.
The estimate for final completion of the Rocky Creek viaduct is summer 2025, with that date dependent on conditions encountered during construction. The contractor for this project is Gordon N. Ball, Inc. of Walnut Creek, CA.
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.