FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
***TRAFFIC ADVISORY #32***
HIGHWAY 1 CARMEL TO CAMBRIA ROADWAY UPDATE
HWY. 1 REMAINS SHUT DOWN AT ALDER CREEK FOR AT LEAST A MONTH; ROCKY CREEK IS
OPEN DURING OVERNIGHT HOURS — A TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS EXPECTED TO BE IN PLACE
THURSDAY NIGHT.
MONTEREY COUNTY:
(1) Geologic instability and more debris falling on Highway 1 at Alder Creek
(PM 7) have required the roadway to be closed in both directions for at
least a month. Alder Creek is south of Nacimiento-Fergusson Road. Caltrans
and the CHP advise against any unnecessary travel, especially during the
overnight hours. THIS AREA OF HIGHWAY 1 CONTINUES TO BE EXTREMELY UNSTABLE.
CALTRANS CREWS AND CONTRACTORS ARE CONTINUALLY MONITORING AND CLEARING THE
AREA OF DIRT, MUD AND ROCK FROM DAWN UNTIL DUSK. The opening date will be
refined depending on the progress of the work.
(2) Highway 1 at Rocky Creek (Post Mile 60.5) is now OPEN for all traffic
without any weight or length restrictions from 8 pm until 8 am with one-way
reversing traffic control until all temporary repairs performed during the
daytime hours at Rocky Creek have been finished.
(3) A traffic signal is expected to be activated on Hwy. 1 at Rocky Creek no
later than Thursday, April 21 at 8 pm. This signal will allow traffic to
move through this area 24/7 on an alternating basis.
NOTE: PEDESTRIAN ESCORTS THROUGH THIS AREA ENDED ON SATURDAY, APRIL 16.
Another update will be provided as conditions warrant.
For more information on Monterey County projects, call the toll-free hotline
at (888) 836-0866 or visit http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/projects/
Also, contact the statewide CHIN at (800) 427-7623 for highway traffic
updates.
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