Categories: Big Sur

Full Overnight Closure of Highway One in Big Sur on Thursday, 10/8

Date:	Thursday, October 1, 2026
District:	05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact:	Ashton Harris
Phone:	(805) 549-3318

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FULL OVERNIGHT CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 1 IN BIG SUR

TO TAKE PLACE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8

MONTEREY COUNTY — Travelers on Highway 1 in Big Sur will encounter a full overnight closure Thursday, October 8.

This full closure from 11 pm to 5 am will take place at Post Mile 44 .3 just north Nepenthe in Big Sur.

Crews will be repairing a drainage structure which crosses under both lanes of Highway 1.

Message signs will alert travelers in advance of the section that is fully closed. Please avoid the area and allow for extra time for your travels. This overnight closure is expected to be complete the morning of Friday, October 9.

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 in real time at: https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/

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bigsurkate

Appointed appellate counsel for indigent defendants (retired.) I have lived in Big Sur since 1984, first on the north coast, and on the South Coast since 1989.