California’s Scenic Highway 1 to Big Sur Opens to Around-the-Clock Travel as Slide Repair Advances

Published on May 19, 2024

BIG SUR, Calif.—A section of California’s scenic Highway 1 leading to the famous Big Sur coast reopened to around-the-clock traffic Friday, May 17, after stabilization of a storm-triggered rockslide that dropped a chunk of one lane into the ocean and hampered tourism. The gap has yet to be closed, but after placement of steel and concrete into the cliff, a temporary signal system was activated to allow alternating north-south traffic on the undamaged lane, according to the California Department of Transportation. The reopening came eight days ahead of schedule and just in time for summer travel. “Highway 1 is the jewel of the California highway system and our crews have been working non-stop for the last month and a half so Californians can have unrestricted access to this iconic area of our state,” Caltrans Director Tony Tavares said in a statement this week....

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