Hwy 1 Closed Due to Rockslides Along Big Sur Coast

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Fallen rocks and debris person erstwhile again closed authorities Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast, Caltrans officials said Sunday morning.

A 45-mile agelong of the road is closed betwixt Ragged Point successful San Luis Obispo County and adjacent Deetjen's Big Sur Inn successful Monterey County portion crews region rocks covering the road.

Highway 1 is closed this greeting betwixt Ragged Point and southbound of Big Sur successful Monterey County. First 2 photos amusement the country southbound of Gorda and the 3rd is northbound of the San Luis Obispo/Monterey County line. An update connected opening is expected aboriginal this morning.@PIOJimShivers pic.twitter.com/zk0VrwdaQ5

— Caltrans District 5 (@CaltransD5) December 26, 2021

There is nary estimated clip for reopening the road, according to an advisory from Caltrans astatine 8:15 a.m.

Barricades, cones, and directional signs volition beryllium successful spot astatine some ends of the closure to alert motorists.

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Last week, Caltrans closed the road successful the aforesaid country connected Wednesday nighttime for astir 12 hours owed to a rockslide.

Traffic updates for Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties is disposable astatine https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-5.

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