OVERNIGHT CLOSURES ON HIGHWAY 1 BEGIN–NORTH OF RAGGED POINT
MONTEREY COUNTY – Overnight closures will begin today, Thursday, Jan. 21 from dusk to dawn (5 pm to 8 am) due to roadway erosion on Hwy. 1, nine miles north of Ragged Point Inn or three miles south of Gorda, which are both about seven miles into the Monterey County Line from San Luis Obispo.
A section of fill has been washed out by the surf due to recent heavy rains and it is necessary to have overnight closures when there is poor visibility of the road and hillside.
This segment of Hwy. 1 will remain open during the daytime (8 am to 5 pm) with close monitoring and reverse one-way traffic control with flagging but closed overnight, indefinitely until the road is fixed. Caltrans has mobilized construction crews for repair.
If travelling from San Luis County to Monterey County, motorists are advised to take Hwy. 101 to Hwy. 68 as the suggested detour. Electronic message signs are posted to alert motorists of the overnight closures.
Businesses remain open and Big Sur will be accessible from the north during overnight hours and from both directions in the daytime.
ß The temporary signal south of Lucia for the bridge/rockshed project remains in
operation.
Caltrans reminds motorists that “we’re here to get you there.”
For more information on you can call the toll-free project hotline at (888) 836-0866 or visit http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/projects/pitkins/index.htm.
