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UPDATE #15

CALTRANS EXTENDS ROCKY CREEK CONVOY TO THE PUBLIC

BEGINNING MONDAY, APRIL 29

MONTEREY COUNTY – Starting Monday, April 29, Caltrans will open the twice-daily convoys on Highway 1 through the Rocky Creek slip-out to all members of the traveling public. The convoys will run from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Highway 1 will continue to be closed at Rocky Creek the remainder of the day so crews can continue the repair work to stay on schedule to reopen the roadway by Memorial Day.

The public will have access in both directions during the morning convoy. In the afternoon, the public will be able to use the northbound convoy to leave the area; however, only local residents, essential workers and drivers with existing travel reservations will be allowed to join the southbound convoy. There is no exit to the south. 

Since convoys need time to alternate the travel direction during the one-hour window, travelers are advised to arrive as early as possible to take advantage. A timely conclusion of the one-hour windows is necessary to maintain the road repair schedule. Caltrans will assess convoy demand during the week to see if the duration or schedule needs to be adjusted. To this point, convoys had only been available to local residents and essential workers.

“Getting Big Sur working again has taken true partnership – from the Governor’s exceptional effort with state agencies, to local businesses, residents, and first responders. And thank you to my colleague Assembly Member Dawn Addis, whose collaboration has been vital,” said State Sen. John Laird (D-Santa Cruz). “We are deeply committed to re-opening Big Sur, and as your elected representatives, we will work tirelessly on this effort. The community has taken hit after hit with fires, floods, and road outages. A thoughtful re-opening of Highway 1 gets people back to work and keeps businesses open.”

Since the March 30 slip-out on Highway 1 at Rocky Creek, crews have focused their efforts on stabilizing the edge of the roadway in the southbound lane. Crews are reinforcing the southbound lane as a means of protecting and safeguarding the still viable northbound lane. 

Working both daytime and overnight shifts, crews are using a crane to carry a crew basket with drilling equipment over the edge of the roadway to drill stabilizing horizontal rock dowels into the surface below the roadway.

Once the roadway edge is stabilized, crews will install a temporary signal and open Highway 1 to unrestricted traffic under alternating one-way traffic control. Caltrans estimates to complete this work by May 27. This repair schedule may be impacted by excessive winds, rain events or any change in the construction site conditions. 

Road information and updates can also be found on Caltrans District 5 Social Media platforms: X.com at: @CaltransD5, Facebook at: Caltrans Central Coast (District 5) and Instagram at: Caltrans_D5.

The County of Monterey Housing and Community Development Department staff invites you to attend a collaborative Community Meeting to review the Rural Community Center Zoning District and discuss how to best expand opportunities for affordable and employee housing for the Big Sur community as a part of the BSLUP update (REF: 210024).

Monday, April 29th, 2024 – 5 pm to 8 pm

Zoom 

https://montereycty.zoom.us/j/96163005615

Webinar ID: 961 6300 5615 

Or Join by Phone at +1 213 338 8477

My questions are:

1. Why is this meeting not available on Zoom given that Big Sur and interested citizens are cut off from the meeting location unless they get in line at 7 am? Other members of the Big Sur Community are cut off by 3 landslides to the south that would require a 5 hour one-way trip to Monterey? Why no zoom option?
2. Why is the meeting at the State Parks since it does not involved the State Parks nor any of their employees but only Caltrans employees from a few doors down?
3. Why is Janet Hardisty the only public non-employee member of the working group?
4. Why is the working group composed of five Caltrans employees, one county employee, and one member of the public? (I stand corrected. Two of these people are outside engineers, not members of the CT team.)
5. Why was this notice only sent out 48 hours in advance, given all the logistical issues of attendance for any parties interested?

COUNTY OF MONTEREY GARRAPATA CREEK BRIDGE RAIL
REPLACEMENT PROJECT WORKING GROUP
Friday, April 26, 2024, 10:45 a.m.
Large Conference Room
State Parks Monterey District Office
2211 Garden Road, Monterey, CA 93940
SPECIAL MEETING
REVISED AGENDA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that County of Monterey, State of California Garrapata Creek
Bridge Rail Replacement Project Working Group will hold a public meeting to review and provide
input to the Board of Supervisors on the Garrapata Creek Bridge Rail Replacement project
(PLN220090). The meeting will be held on Friday, April 26, 2024 at the hour of 10:45 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER AND MEETING PROCEDURES
ROLL CALL
Janet Hardisty (Big Sur Resident Representative)
Peter Hendrix (Caltrans, Traffic Division Chief)
Gary Knott (Structural Engineer)
Kristen Langager (Caltrans, Landscape Architect)
Stephen Lyon (Project Manager in construction)
Kim Mori (Caltrans, Division of Engineering Servies)
Craig Spencer (Housing and Community Development Director)
PUBLIC COMMENT
The working group will receive public comment on non-agenda items within the purview
of the group. The Chair may limit the length of individual presentations.
AGENDA ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND CORRECTIONS
The working group clerk will announce agenda corrections, deletions and proposed
additions, which may be acted on by the working group as provided in Sections 54954.2
of the California Government Code.
DISCUSSION

1. The working group will discuss the Garrapata Creek Bridge Rail Replacement
   Project.
   Project File: PLN220090 – Caltrans (Garrapata Creek Bridge Rail Replacement Project)
   Project Location: Garrapata Creek Bridge near post mile 63.0 on HWY 1
   Planning Area: Big Sur Coast Land Use Plan, Coastal Zone
   Project Description: Combined Development Permit consisting of: a. A Coastal
   Development Permit and Design Approval to allow the replacement of the bridge
   rails on the historic Garrapata Creek Bridge; b. A Coastal Development Permit to
   allow development within the Critical Viewshed; c. A Coastal Development Permit to
   allow development within 750 feet of known archaeological resources; and d. A
   Coastal Development Permit to allow development within 100 feet of
   environmentally sensitive habitat.
   Recommendation to: Board of Supervisors
   Planner: Phil Angelo, Associate Planner
   ADJOURNMENT
   For additional information, or if you are unable to attend the meeting, please contact Phil Angelo
   at (831) 784-5731. Note that the Garrapata Creek Bridge Rail Replacement Project (PLN220090)
   is schedule to return to the Board of Supervisors for consideration on May 7, 2024.
   If requested, the agenda shall be made available in appropriate alternative
   formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans
   with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 USC Sec. 12132) and the federal rules and
   regulations adopted in implementation thereof. For information regarding how,
   to whom and when a person with a disability who requires a modification or
   accommodation in order to participate in the public meeting may make a request
   for disability-related modification or accommodation including auxiliary aids or
   services or if you have any questions about any of the items listed on this
   agenda, please call the Monterey County Housing and Community Development at (831)
   755-5025.
   ADDENDUM:
   Working Group Members were included in the ‘Roll Call’ section of the agenda on April 24,

UPDATE #14 (4/23/2024)
SPECIAL EARLY MORNING CONVOY SCHEDULE AT ROCKY CREEK
SUNDAY APRIL 28 FOR BIG SUR MARATHON

MONTEREY COUNTY- Weather permitting, daily convoys on Highway 1 through the Rocky Creek slip out will continue on a schedule of 7 am and 5 pm, through Saturday April 27.

The day of the Big Sur Marathon, Sunday April 28, Highway 1 will be closed between the Rocky Creek Bridge and Rio Road in Carmel from 5 am to 1 pm, to allow race participants to safely run the modified marathon course.

On Sunday morning, April 28, the start time of the morning convoy at Rocky Creek will be moved up from 7 am to 4 am. This early morning convoy will allow vehicles to pass through from 4 am to 4:45 am. All vehicles must travel north of Rio Road or south of Rocky Creek by 5 am when the race closure goes into effect.

Convoys on Highway 1 through Rocky Creek will return to their regular schedule starting Sunday April 28 at 5 pm.

Crews continue to make progress with edge stabilization efforts at the Highway 1 Rocky Creek slip out with an estimated date for completion of this work still scheduled for May 27. This would mark the end of the current convoys and allow alternating one-way travel through the area without an escort using 24/7signalized traffic control.

Road information and updates can also be found on Caltrans District 5 Social Media platforms: Twitter at: @CaltransD5, Facebook at: Caltrans Central Coast (District 5) and Instagram at: Caltrans_D5.

Here is the link for the zoom: 
https://montereycty.zoom.us/j/96163005615

Swiping for details might work on the County website, but will bring nothing on this one. All the pertinent information should be visible in these two jpg files.

Love thy Mother.

Sorry we can’t invite the whole world….this notice is for all Big Sur locals who are currently enclosed between Rocky Creek road closure and Dolan Slide.