Category: Road Conditions

Road Conditions, Slides, and Sundry Sunday Musings

10:00 pm – from CHP website:

Details 00440 9:20 PM Trfc Collision-No Inj 3700 MM1 SR1 1/2 JNO JULIA PF BURNS STATE PARK Monterey

Detail Information
9:50 PM 3 [8] 1039 27-S6 AT OFC WITH CAL TRANS INFO
9:42 PM 2 [6] VEH RHS PER RP
9:26 PM 1 [2] 1125 LARGE BOULDERS 1/2 MI JNO JULIA PFEIFFER BURNS TATE PARK AROUND THE CORNER // 2 VEH TC – RP LEFT VEH’S HERE
Unit Information
9:32 PM 3 Unit Assigned
9:32 PM 2 Unit Enroute
9:33 PM 1 Unit Cleared

8:49 pm – wow! .67″ of rain per hour is the rate. It’s gone down to .39″

3:30 pm – I have no clue what this means, and no details noted. I do know we only have a Willow Springs CT, no Willow Glen! I do know that this is ONE of the places electronic signs are put when there are slides or other road conditions, but that’s all I know that might be applicable.

Details 00242 2:40 PM Request CalTrans Notify Willow Glen BIG SUR WILLOW GLEN C/T

10:00 am – NOAA discussion for today:

THIS ONE WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND FINALLY PUSH HEAVIER RAIN SOUTH THROUGH THE REST OF
OUR FORECAST AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MODELS AGREE THAT THE MOST INTENSE RAIN RATES ARE BEHIND US AND THAT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL MOSTLY BE MODERATE IN
INTENSITY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 0.25 TO 0.75 IN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND FROM 1.0 TO 2.0 INCHES IN THE HILLS…AND PERHAPS LOCALLY UP TO 3INCHES ALONG SOUTHWEST-FACING COASTAL SLOPES.

SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF FROM NW TO SE TONIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS MAY LINGER OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OUR AREA INTO MONDAY MORNING. BUT FOR THE MOST PART MONDAY WILL BE A DRY DAY UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH MILD TEMPERATURES. IN FACT…DRY AND MILD WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR MOST OF OUR FORECAST AREA FROM MONDAY RIGHT ON THROUGH TO THE END OF THE WEEK.

Good day to make a 15-bean soup with left-over turkey. Putting off making a fire as cooking all day, and the housekeeping I plan on for today, too – forget the floor with 5 dogs tracking in mud all day, but other things need doing.

7:30 am – (oh my, my dogs let me sleep in!) Checking in with the CHP website, it appears the two slides from last night are cleared, and Cal-Trans is working at another – “Old Faithful” let loose. Interesting, since it is draped. Here is what it says:

Detail Information
7:45 AM 4 [10] A27-014 JNO MM 41 LRG BOULDERS PARTIAL 1125 IN NB LANE / CALTRANS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THEM BUT NO SHOULDER IN AREA
6:29 AM 3 [7] 1039 ROGER BARNES – THEY WERE TURNED ON LAST NIGHT AND ALL OF THEM BELOW PLUS SOME ADDITIONAL ONES TURNED ON
6:25 AM 2 [5] RESIDENT HAS PUSHED MOST OO RDWAY / STILL PARTIAL 1125
6:16 AM 1 [1] ,,,, LRG ROCK SLIDE 1125 NB LANE COMPLETELY AND SB LANE PARTIALLY

Okay, water is boiling for coffee, so enjoy your day, stay safe and DRIVE SLOWLY!

Slide on Highway 1 near JP Burns SP in Big Sur

A locals perspective -Jon Knight drove from Big Creek to Partington Cove and saw no significant slides – rocks, yes. Slides, no. But there is now a second slide near Limekiln. This is what the CHP website says:

[31] 2ND SLIDE / SR1 AT LIMEKILN / VEHES CAN PASS OVER THE RUBBLE / FLARES OUT / ONE WAY TRAFFIC CONTROL
9:06 PM 12 [30] ORIG SLIDE SR1/JSO JULIA PFEIFFER BURNS / NB LANE IMPASSABLE / SB LANE OKAY / FLARES PUT OUT
9:05 PM 11 [29] B27-062 1039 ROGER BARNES / TURNED ON PORTABLE CMS SIGNS SB 1 JSO RIO RD/NB 1 AT WILLOW SPRINGS/ AND NB 1 AT HEARST CASTLE TO WARN OF ROCKSLIDES AHEAD
8:38 PM 10 [27] B27-062 DETERIMED LIMELKIN SLIDE MORE IMPORTANT / VEHS CAN SLOWLY PASS OVER RUBBLE / WILL DO ONE WAY TRAFFIC CONTROL
8:22 PM 9 [25] NB LANE COMPLETELY BLOCKED / SB LANE OPEN
7:50 PM 8 [21] [Notification] [CHP]-BRUCE OHAGEN CAL TRANS L/L ADVS THIS IS AT MM 36 WILL NOT RESP DUE TO SAFETY BUT CAN RESP TOMORROW AT 0600 HRS
7:01 PM 7 [19] S1 CTC CT REQ BARICADES FOR SLIDE, L1 NOTIFIED, S1 AVAIL BY CELL FOR UPDATES, NEEDS TO KNOW IF FULL RDWY OR 1 LANE ONLY
Note that there is no MM noted, yet, so this slide could be anywhere within 5 miles of JP Burns, especially if reported by tourists.

Details 00349 6:24 PM Mud/Dirt/Rock Cabrillo Hwy SR 1 AT JULIA PFEIFFER BURNS STATE PARK Monterey

Detail Information
6:50 PM 6 [17] THEY MAY BE ABLE TO RESPOND IF CLOSE ENUF
6:49 PM 5 [16] 1039 RAY ORTEGA / WHEN UNIT GOES 97 ADVS WHAT MM
6:48 PM 4 [15] 1039 SLO CHP W/INFO
6:42 PM 3 [11] 27-S1 SINCE CT WILL NOT RESPOND, ASK FOR ETA IN THE MORNING FOR WHEN THEY WILL RESPOND
6:41 PM 2 [10] 27-S1 ATIVATE CMS SIGNS FOR SR1 CLOSED OR DELAYED DUE TO MUDSLIDES NB AND SB
6:26 PM 1 [3] MAJORITY IN NB LN
Unit Information
6:35 PM 2 Unit Assigned
6:35 PM 1 Unit Enroute

Sycamore Canyon closed again

7:00 pm update- earlier from CHP

Detail Information
4:03 PM 7 [13] 1039 MTRY COM W/UPDATES
4:01 PM 6 [12] SOFT CLOSURE IN PLACE , FOREST SVS MADE NOTIFICATIONS, RES ALLOWED THROUGH UNITL A SLIDE OCCURS, AND EMERGENCY VEH ARE ALLOWED
3:59 PM 5 [11] AMR LL INQ IF THIS WILL BE CLOSED FOR EMERG VEHS ALSO
3:42 PM 4 [9] 1039 MTRY COM LINE 8
3:42 PM 3 [8] RFWY IS OPEN NOW, FOREST SVS WILL CLOSE IT AT THE END OF THE NIGHT, 1 AT SYCAMORE AND IT WILL BE CLOSE TO ALL VEHS INCLUDING RESIDENTS , AND RDWY IS CLEAR NOW NO SLIDES
12:36 PM 2 [4] NO VEHS ALLOWED
12:36 PM 1 [1] WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL MON
Unit Information
3:43 PM 3 Unit Assigned
3:43 PM 2 Unit Enroute
3:43 PM 1 Unit At Scene

12:35 pm – See post below re yesterday’s closure and photos. Today, the CHP website is indicating it will be closed until Monday. WildCAD-LPNF is not yet showing anything, and as has been explained, the USFS is responsible for the maintenance of this road. I have no further information at this time, so any calls should probably be directed to the USFS in King City until further notice.

Road Conditions.

11:55 am – CHP reporting flooding at Deetjen’s Bridge and rock slides near Big Creek.

11:45 am – Sycamore Canyon Road is closed due to debris flow. Blaze Engineering is there clearing it as I type.

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Photo by Butch Kronlund

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Dave Martin of Blaze Engineering returning after clearing the debris flow. Estimate is 100 yards of debris.

Road Closures – Ft. Hunter Liggett

From Fort Hunter Liggett Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/FortHunterLiggett

Road closures begin TOMORROW – Friday, Jan. 31 – in support of training in progress involving the 2nd Battalion of The 75th Ranger Regiment, The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, and the 446th Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve.

Where:
Mission Road at Jolon Road, in the old main gate area, and Nacimiento-Fergusson Road to Big Sur, California. See the map for details – all roads indicated between the letter points will be closed, as well as all training areas and dirt roads adjacent to them.

When:
Two closures a day: Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 3 and 5. The first one each day will be between noon and 1:30 p.m. and the second between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. The closures could be as long as 45 minutes each but will be limited to the minimum time needed to maintain safety for the operations.

NO THROUGH TRAFFIC will be allowed during the closures, including access to and from Highway 1, the Los Padres National Forest, and into or out of the Fort Hunter Liggett cantonment area. Anyone arriving during the closure will be held in the old main gate area on Mission Road at Jolon Road or at the bridge which marks the installation’s western boundary on Nacimiento-Fergusson Road. Fort Hunter Liggett’s commuter buses to Salinas and Paso Robles will not be affected by the closures. Employees, visitors and others should be aware of the possibility of delay during these times.

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Highway closed in both directions

3:00 pm – completely open

1:00 pm – one lane controlled traffic with very long delays.

Sigalert – Monterey County, SR-1 just South of Bixby Bridge, roadway closed in both directions by emergency vehicles due to a vehicle in the water.

Bridge closed while fatal accident being investigated.

Motorists are advised to expect delays and to use alternate routes. There is no estimated time of opening.

20140120-072323.jpg photo by Pete Slauson. Herald article can be found here: Herald Article

Big Creek Signal

Today’s Date: Thursday, January 2, 2014 @ noon
District: 05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact: Susana Z Cruz (bilingual) or Colin Jones
Phone: (805) 549-3138 or 549-3189

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
***Update #2***
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNAL ON HIGHWAY 1 NEAR LUCIA IS INSTALLED AND ACTIVATED

MONTEREY COUNTY (Big Sur Coast) – The installation and activation of a temporary traffic signal and on Highway 1 just north of Big Creek Bridge (Post Mile 28) near Lucia is complete, Caltrans officials today announced.

This section of roadway will have signalized, reverse one-way traffic control 24/7 for the next several months. Motorists can expect minor delays not to exceed 10 minutes. Hwy. 1 for all motorists, cyclists and local businesses will remain open during this traffic control.

Major instability in the southbound (ocean-side) lane (150-foot section) requires its closure until permanent repairs can be made.

The signal will remain in place until a short viaduct or other structure is built. A contractor for the permanent repair will be selected later this year.

Caltrans reminds motorists to move over and slow down when driving through highway construction zones.

For more information on this project and for traffic updates on other Caltrans projects in Monterey County, residents can call the District 5 toll free number at 1-877-448-6771 or can visit our website at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/paffairs/release.htm#mon.

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Sycamore Canyon Road Closure 12/27/13

Posted by Butch Kronlund, CPOA

Important Road Closure Notice

The USFS is implementing a hard closure of Sycamore Canyon Road tomorrow, 12-27-13 beginning at 8 AM.
Residents are urged to be off the Road by 8 AM or use alternate routes, if available. Tourist traffic will be denied access while locals can expect 1/2 hour delays. This closure will be in effect until at least 12 noon and may last longer depending on progress in chipping and brush clearing operations.

Road Work in Big Sur, Early December

TAMC CONE ZONE REPORT
ROAD AND LANE CLOSURES SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 1 – DECEMBER 8

MONTEREY COUNTY – Here are the major scheduled road and lane closures for Monterey County from Sunday, December 1, through Sunday, December 8, 2013 – newest information is in red. Please keep in mind that construction work is weather-dependent.

Highway 1 – Bixby Bridge: Dec. 3 – Dec. 4
· Bridge inspections at the Bixby Bridge on Tuesday Dec. 3 and Wednesday Dec. 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
· Motorists can expect delays of approximately 10 minutes

Highway 1 – Big Sur Coast: Dec. 2 – Dec. 6
· Daytime drainage work along Highway 1 between the Rocky Creek Viaduct and Garrapata Ridge Road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
· Motorists can expect delays of approximately 10 minutes.

Rock Slide blocks all lanes, Highway One

Update – 5:00 pm – the CHP no longer lists this slide on their website.

Per CHP, this is at Radio Point, mm 4.7

Detail Information
4:33 PM 4 [12] CALTRANS
4:16 PM 3 [9] PER DUPE – THEY ADV SR1 IS CLOSED
4:02 PM 2 [2] BLOCKING ALL LNS NEAR A SHARP CORNER
4:02 PM 1 [1] BOULDER IN THE RDWY , 3 FT WIDE
Unit Information