US EditionCalifornia’s Scenic Highway 1 Near Big Sur Reopens 3 Years After Damaging Landslides
Caltrans completed an $82 million project stabilizing the Regent’s Slide area, reopening the vital coastal route after three years and restoring tourism-dependent local economies.
- Caltrans reopened Wednesday at noon a 90-mile stretch of Highway 1, restoring uninterrupted travel between Carmel and Cambria after three years of closures.
- A series of strong atmospheric rivers in January 2023 prompted a major landslide, then the Feb. 9, 2024 Regent's Slide overlapped with Paul’s Slide about six miles south, compounding Highway 1 closures.
- Crews used remote-controlled heavy equipment, sculpted the slope, installed cable-net drapery mesh, drilled more than 4,600 steel bars, and removed over 500,000 cubic yards of slide material.
- Local businesses expect an uptick as the road brings visitors back, reviving a vital economic lifeline after a 20% drop at Big Sur River Inn and about 40% at The Morgan.
- Caltrans warned that staying open depends on weather and site conditions as the winter rainy season begins, with minor work continuing for weeks while the road stays open for local residents and visitors.
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On the road again: Iconic stretch of scenic California Highway 1 reopens after years of closure
After three years of road closures due to damaging landslides, California's Highway 1 is back in action through Big Sur, reconnecting coastlines and reviving local tourism
After Years-Long Wait, Highway 1 to Big Sur Reopens
Travelers can once again drive the entire Big Sur coast as the troublesome slide area of Highway 1 reopened Wednesday. That means that, for the first time in exactly three years, drivers will be able to make the trip from Cambria to Carmel, since the first in a string of slides closed that part of the highway on Jan. 14, 2023. Work at the troublesome Regent’s Slide area, located about 27 miles north of the San Luis Obispo/Monterey County line, i…
Day Around the Bay: Highway 1 Fully Back Open In Big Sur, After Three Years
Local: A section of Highway 1 that has been closed since landslides occurred there in January 2023 has reopened, two months ahead of schedule, reopening Highway 1 once more for north-south travel to the Central Coast and Southern California. The highway also required major cleaup and a lengthy repair after a massive landslide in May 2017. [LATimes / ABC 30]San Francisco police are seeking a suspect who allegedly attacked a 65-year-old man last m…
Iconic stretch of Big Sur’s Highway 1 reopens after three-year closure
(KRON) -- An iconic stretch of Highway 1 connecting Big Sur's beautiful coastline to Central California reopened Wednesday for the first time in three years after construction crews tackled damages from a giant landslide, state officials announced. Repairs at Regent's Slide give Highway 1 drivers detour-free access along the Big Sur coast between Carmel and Cambria. Caltrans officially reopened the portion of Highway 1 at noon, nearly 90 days ea…
Highway 1 in Big Sur reopens Wednesday, months earlier than scheduled
Nearly three years to the day, and many slides later, the free flow of traffic returned the length of Highway 1 in Monterey County Wednesday, when the iconic roadway reopened through its last choke point at Regent’s Slide, about 40…
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