Categories: Big Sur

Full Overnight Closures on Highway 1 from 10/12 through 10/15

Date:	Friday, October 2, 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 CLOSURES OF HIGHWAY 1 NEAR

POINT SUR SET TO BEGIN MONDAY, OCTOBER 12

MONTEREY COUNTY — Travelers on Highway 1 near Point Sur will encounter full overnight closures beginning Monday, October 12.

The full closure will take place from 11 pm to 5 am through Thursday, October 15 from Post Mile 54.2 to 55.6 just north of the Point Sur Lighthouse.

In addition, one-way traffic control will be in place overnight from 11pm to 5 am Friday, Oct. 16 with approximately 10-minute traffic delays.

Crews will be removing temporary sheet piles as part of the Point Sur embankment failure emergency repair that began in February after the failure of the embankment supporting the southbound lane.

During the day, and once the overnight work is complete, this area will return to one-way signalized traffic control.

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. Community members in the area can expect noise overnight associated with this closure.

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/

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.