

Travelers in the Monterey/Carmel area will continue to be able to drive south for 50 miles to enjoy the splendor of the coast and will then encounter their turnaround at Big Creek Vista Point at PM 27. Special recognition is also made for Papich Construction and their crews for taking the lead on repairs at Dani Creek, Paul’s Slide, and several other locations on the coast this winter. Repairs to a major washout of the road also continue at the Dani Creek Slide at PM 22.6, with work now estimated to be completed by mid-July. A more refined estimate for a reopening date at Paul’s Slide will be made in early July. The massive undertaking to remove an estimated 500,000 cubic yards of material and to sculpt and stabilize the slope is being met by crews working 12-hour shifts, seven days a week. The current estimate for reopening the highway at Paul’s Slide is still several months.

Chaves Construction whose crews have not only led the repairs of Highway 1 at the above locations, but at dozens of other areas of concern between Ragged Point and Limekiln.Ĭrews also continue to work at Paul’s Slide at PM 21.7. Special recognition is made for the work of S. Travelers may also encounter intermittent traffic control as repairs continue at various other locations. Travelers on Highway 1 will continue to encounter signalized traffic control at PM 0.8 as crews complete drainage and guardrail work. Crews also made significant repairs to distressed conditions at Radio Point at PM 4.9, at PM 0.8, and at the county line at PM 0.1. This reopening was made possible after crews repaired a major washout of the road at Gilbert’s Slide just north of Gorda at Post Mile 10.6. There is no parking at the turnaround area and entry into Limekiln State Park is prohibited and the Park is closed. Travelers arriving at the new southern closure will be directed to a flagged turnaround area placed just before the entrance to Limekiln State Park. today, as the southern closure of Highway 1 moved north from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County, to just south of Limekiln State Park in Monterey County. MONTEREY / SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES – Twenty-one miles of Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast reopened at 3 p.m. TWENTY-ONE MILES OF HIGHWAY 1 REOPENED AFTER REPAIRS FROM WINTER STORMS
#Chp traffic watch pdf#
Nacimiento-Fergusson Road remains closed for repairs.ĭownload PDF of this map for an expanded viewĭistrict: 05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties Reverse this if coming from the northern section. To visit the southern section and then detour around to visit the norther section, take Highway 46 east to Highway 101 north, to Highway 68 west, to Highway 1 south to Big Sur. To visit the southern section from the south, take Highway 101 north to Highway 1 and continue north. If you are coming from Los Angeles, this route adds only about 35 minutes to your drive. If you are coming from the north it is as usual. If you are coming from the south and want to visit the northern section you'll need to take Highway 101 to Highway 68 west (near Salinas) to Highway 1 south from Monterey.
#Chp traffic watch update#
Another update is coming mid-July.Īs you can see on the map below Big Sur is separated into the northern section and the southern section. The current estimate for reopening Highway 1 at Paul’s Slide is still several months away. Highway 1 Conditions in Big Sur, California
