I drove through there today and it is a bit scary. Rocks are falling in the northbound lane (it is closed) while 5 or 6 CT spotters are watching it and calling into a radio to halt traffic if they feel it is getting ready to let lose with more rocks. It is a very long closure and along side the north bound lane are rolls and rolls of the metal drapery CT likes to install to keep the hills in place.

FULL DAYTIME CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 1 NEAR
TORRE CANYON BRIDGE SET TO TAKE PLACE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29
MONTEREY COUNTY — Travelers on Highway 1 near Torre Canyon Bridge will encounter a full daytime closure on Thursday, October 29.

The full closure will take place from 8 am to 12 pmand 1 pm to 5 pm from Post Mile 39 to Post Mile 40, weather permitting. The roadway will be open for one hour from 12 pm to 1 pm.

Crews will be installing wire mesh netting on slopes above the roadway in response to the Timber Fire and preparing for the winter season.

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 associated with this closure.

Caltrans will communicate with emergency response agencies and school district personnel to coordinate their passage through the closure area as needed.

This is one of several full daytime closures expected in the area. Caltrans will continue to communicate with the traveling public as these closures take place.

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Gov. Newsom signs order to protect Pacific Coast Highway, California coastal communities from El Niño impact

By Dean Fioresi

Updated on: October 27, 2026 / 10:37 PM PDT / CBS LA

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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Tuesday to protect the Pacific Coast Highway and California coastal communities from the potential impacts of looming El Niño storms.

The order directs state agencies to prioritize preventative work before the storms hit and to begin planning for “growing climate threats facing the highway” beyond the storm season.

“Highway 1 is more than our nation’s most iconic roadway. It keeps our coastal economy moving. It gets people to work, children to school, goods to local businesses, first responders where they’re needed most, and visitors to our legendary beaches,” Newsom said in a statement. “We know what repeated closures cost these communities, and we’re putting state agencies to work now to reduce the danger before storms hit.”

Newsom signed the order from Crystal Cove State Park in Newport Beach, where emergency repair work recently shut down part of PCH after a large crack formed in a cliff under the highway between Newport Beach and Laguna Beach. (https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/gavin-newsom-pacific-coast-highway-pch-california-coast-protection-order-el-nino-impact/)