As of 8 am, Highway One remains closed at Polar Star today. The unofficial word has it that there might be scaling and or blasting to rid the slide of more material from the top. This will bring all the loose material down so that it might be cleared from the highway and make it safe to work under the slide area.
Incident: 00033 Type: SIG Alert Location: Sr1 / Hearst Castle Rd Loc Desc: SR1 BTWN HEARST CASTLE AND RAGGED PT Lat/Lon: 35.643926 -121.185438
Detail Information
8:00 AM
1
[1] SR1 CLOSED FM HEARST CASTLE TO MM 71 JNO RAGGED POINT
In the time of the original Road Warrior, Don Harlan, this spot was called “Jaguar Jump” after a car that did not make the turn, jumping off the highway and over the edge. More recently, it has been referred to as Polar Star, after a mine which is back behind this area a mile or two, accessed from a road further south of this point. It is a mine Rock Knocker took me to once. There is a creek crossing to get there, and during the winter, the caretaker can not get across the creek. We went during the dry time. It is a cinnabar mine.
These photos were taken yesterday afternoon by Caltrans when the slide was very active.
05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact:
Kevin Drabinski or Jim Shivers
Phone:
(805) 549-3138 or (805) 549-3237FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HIGHWAY 1 CLOSED IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY FOLLOWING ROCKSLIDES
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY – Rockfall and debris in the roadway associated with an ongoing rain event has resulted in the closure of Highway 1 from the Elephant Seal Parking Lot north of San Simeon to south of Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County. The slide is located two miles south of Ragged Point at a location known as Polar Star.
There is currently no estimated time for reopening as maintenance/engineer teams are assessing the closure area this morning and will continue to work during daylight hours when it’s safe for crews to do so prior to any change of the closure parameters. Decisions on modifying the closure parameters will be determined by these field assessments. The cleanup effort could be impacted by additional rainfall in the area.
Barricades, cones as well as message and directional signs are in place at both ends of the closure to alert motorists traveling in the area.
The closure at San Carpoforo will be for several days, Not a scrape and go. Incident: 00099 Type: Mud/Dirt/Rock Location: SR1 / San Carpoforo Creek Loc Desc: SR1 AT SAN CARPOFORO CREEK Lat/Lon: 35.753709 -121.312614 Detail Information 3:53 PM 10 [35] SR1 CLOSED AT MM71 JNO ELEPHANT SEALS VISTA POINT 3:40 PM 9 [31] BOTH LANES ARE COMPLETELY BLOCKED / IMPASSABLE 3:37 PM 8 [27] S3 VIA LL; NEED CT TO SET UP NB CLSR JNO ELEPHANT SEALS, LONG TERM – MIN SEVERAL DAYS – ROCKS ARE STILL SLIDING – LARGE ROCK DEBRIS ACTIVELY FALLING OFF THE MOUNTAIN SIDE
From chp, slo:
Incident: 00099 Type: Mud/Dirt/Rock Location: SR1 / San Carpoforo Creek Loc Desc: SR1 AT SAN CARPOFORO CREEK Lat/Lon: 35.753709 -121.312614
Detail Information
2:29 PM
7
[25] [Notification] [CHP]-RP CALLING FRM RAGGED PT MINI MART – RDWY COMPLETELY BLKD, SB VEHS UNABLE TO GET THROUGH [Shared]
2:14 PM
6
[17] 14B INQ W/FISH AND WILDLIFE IF ROAD IS ALSO WASHED OUT
2:12 PM
5
[11] [Appended, 14:13:43] [2] FISH AND WILDLIFE 1097
2:12 PM
4
[10] [Appended, 14:13:43] [1] ROCK SLIDE BLOCKING BOTH LNS
05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact:
Kevin Drabinski or Jim Shivers
Phone:
(805) 549-3138 or (805) 549-3237FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HIGHWAY 1 ON THE BIG SUR COAST NOW OPEN FOLLOWING ROCKSLIDE ACTIVITY
MONTEREY/SAN LUIS OBISPOCOUNTIES – Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast between Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County and near Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn in Monterey County (44.6 miles) has re-opened as of 11 am following rockslides in multiple locations which has been removed by Caltrans maintenance crews.
Travelers should drive carefully during the winter driving season and be aware of Caltrans, tow trucks and emergency responders on the highway.
For traffic updates on other state highways in Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties, travelers may contact Caltrans District 5 Public Affairs at 805-549-3318 or can visit the District 5 website at: https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-5
05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact:
Kevin Drabinski or Jim Shivers
Phone:
(805) 549-3138 or (805) 549-3237
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HIGHWAY 1 ON THE BIG SUR COAST CLOSED DUE TO MULTIPLE ROCKSLIDES
MONTEREY/SAN LUIS OBISPOCOUNTIES – Rockfall and debris in the roadway associated with an ongoing rain event has resulted in the closure of Highway 1 this morning on the Big Sur Coast between Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County and near Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn in Monterey County (44.6 miles) while emergency rockfall and debris removal take place.
There is currently no estimated time for reopening as maintenance teams continue to assess the closure area during daylight hours.
Assessments of the closure area of Highway 1 will continue to take place during daylight hours and when safe to do so prior to any modification of the closure parameters. Decisions on modifying the closure parameters will be by these field assessments.
This closure of Highway 1 extends from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to near Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn in Monterey County.
Ragged Point is located 1.45 miles south of the SLO/Monterey County line:
Barricades, cones, as well as message and directional signs will be in place at both ends of the closure to alert motorists traveling in the area.
For traffic updates on other state highways in Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties, travelers may contact Caltrans District 5 Public Affairs at 805-549-3318 or can visit the District 5 website at: https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-5
Sound like three between MM 47, 37, and 32, and one by Big Creek that caused an accident, as well as an accident caused by the road near Lucia.
Near Big Creek, Photo by James McFarland
From McFarland:
‘This is around 3pm, just north of Big Creek. Driver hit a rock.
A Tesla, a little further south was waylaid at the passing lane due to hitting a rock.
CHP officer on duty was housing all the occupants, waiting on a tow.
More traffic on the road today than I imagined there would be, given the weather. Several small slides between Lucia and Anderson Canyon, with one slide spewing a couple of dozen 18” boulders across both lanes.
Caltrans was on the job with at least to trucks and a loader, and made quick work of the slide blocking the road.
Happy Christmas’
Incident: 00151 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: SR1 / FERNWOOD Loc Desc: NB and SB 1MI JNO Lat/Lon: 36.260131 -121.790353
Detail Information
2:38 PM
6
[15] [Notification] [CHP]-CALTRANS — ETA APPX 30 MINS
2:29 PM
5
[10] NB and SB LNS WERE TAKING TURNS DRIVING THROUGH
2:28 PM
4
[8] ROCKS DIDNT FALL ON ANY VEHS
2:28 PM
3
[7] RP STATING THEY CLRD THE RDWY BUT ROCKS ARE STILL FALLING 1/4 OF NB LN 1125
2:27 PM
2
[6] RP MOVED ROCKS FROM THE RDWY
2:27 PM
1
[5] BOTH LNS STOPPED
Incident: 00151 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: SR1 / FERNWOOD Loc Desc: NB and SB 1MI JNO Lat/Lon: 36.260131 -121.790353
Detail Information
2:38 PM
6
[15] [Notification] [CHP]-CALTRANS — ETA APPX 30 MINS
2:29 PM
5
[10] NB and SB LNS WERE TAKING TURNS DRIVING THROUGH
2:28 PM
4
[8] ROCKS DIDNT FALL ON ANY VEHS
2:28 PM
3
[7] RP STATING THEY CLRD THE RDWY BUT ROCKS ARE STILL FALLING 1/4 OF NB LN 1125
2:27 PM
2
[6] RP MOVED ROCKS FROM THE RDWY
2:27 PM
1
[5] BOTH LNS STOPPED
Incident: 00162 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: 3750 Mm1 N Mon 37.50 Loc Desc: SR1 NB MM 37.5 Lat/Lon: 36.173285 -121.691645
Detail Information
3:27 PM
4
[6] 1039 HEATH JOHNSTON // ADV CTC WILLOW SPRINGS STATION THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF IT // WILLOW SPRING STATION WAS ENRT TO MM 47
3:12 PM
3
[4] 14 CAL TRANS JUST PASSED HIS 1020 THEY WILL RUN INTO IT
3:05 PM
2
[2] 1125 OF NB SR1
3:05 PM
1
[1] 1125 MUD SLIDE — PER BIG SUR FIRE UNIT
Incident: 00165 Type: Mud/Dirt/Rock Location: 3240 Mm1 N Mon 32.40 Loc Desc: 1/4 JSO 1 MM 32*4 Lat/Lon: 36.121634 -121.632093
Detail Information
3:19 PM
2
[9] 14 CAL TRANS WAS ENRT TO OTHER SIDE WILL POSS HANDLE THIS ONE
3:14 PM
1
[3] RP IS CALLING F/THE FRONT GATE AT ESALEN, HEARD ONLY
