The three landslides on Highway 1 south of the slip-out near Rocky Creek Bridge continue making progress on Caltran’s road to reopening roadway between the Monterey Peninsula and the San Luis Obisp…
Next week crews will blast large rocks on the slope above Highway 1 at the Dolan Point Slide which were exposed when debris material was removed. BIG SUR – The three landslides on Highway 1 south of the slip-out near Rocky Creek Bridge continue making progress on Caltran’s road to reopening roadway between the Monterey Peninsula and the San Luis Obispo County line later this year.
For more than a year, Caltrans has been working to repair Paul’s Slide – post mile 22 – which occurred during the 2023 winter season and is the southern-most slide on Highway 1. Due to delays caused by the 2024 winter storms and additional slide locations along the coastal highway, Caltrans now estimates that the roadway will reopen sometime this summer. It had previously been slated to open in late spring. Crews are making cuts in the slope to prepare for the final alignment of Highway 1 there.
Stopping and restarting work, which includes safely moving workers and equipment out of the way, means the loss of about two hours of repair work time. Regent’s Slide repair work is expected to be completed 100 working days after initiated, but a start date has still not been announced. All environmental clearances are nearing approval, according to Caltrans, and with the approach of drier weather conditions, a start date is feasible within the next three weeks. Under these conditions, the reopening of Highway 1 at Regent’s Slide is estimated for early fall.
Stabilization work continues on the Rocky Creek slip-out toward its Memorial Day opening of signalized, one-way traffic control that will allow southbound travelers unrestricted access to Big Sur as far as Regent’s Slide. Likewise, from the San Luis Obispo County line, once Highway 1 is open at Paul’s Slide this summer, northbound travelers will be able to go as far as Regent’s Slide until its repair work is completed and it opens in early fall.
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