Newsom to sign order protecting Pacific Coast Highway from El Niño’s powerful storms
The order gives state agencies new tools to speed repairs, reduce flood risk and protect a 360-foot crack that has forced lane reductions.
- On Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order establishing a Highway 1 Task Force to prepare the roadway for anticipated El Niño storms and address longer-term climate threats.
- The directive follows severe erosion at Crystal Cove State Park, where a 360-foot crack along Pacific Coast Highway reduced traffic to one lane in each direction after discovery on October 10.
- Caltrans approved $4 million in emergency repairs to stabilize the slope, using plastic tarping and sand-filled barriers as part of immediate protective intervention to prevent runoff.
- Cal OES Director Caroline Thomas Jacobs said the agency is leading coordination among state agencies, stating, "Keeping communities safe means taking action before a storm arrives."
- The task force will identify vulnerable stretches and recommend priority actions, building on a $312 million emergency project along the Big Sur Highway 1 corridor completed from 2020 through 2026.
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California governor signs orders to prepare for El Niño storms
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed two executive orders, easing environmental requirements for flood-prevention work and requiring a risk review of Highway 1 ahead of potential El Niño storms.The orders were signed at Crystal Cove State
Gov. Newsom signs order to protect Pacific Coast Highway, California coastal communities from El Niño impact
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Tuesday to protect the Pacific Coast Highway and California's coastal communities from the potential impacts of looming El Niño storms.
The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, signed a decree this Tuesday to protect the iconic Route 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) from the impacts of the storms associated with El Niño, in the nearness of a winter that is expected to...
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Newsom to sign order protecting Pacific Coast Highway from El Niño’s powerful storms
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to sign executive orders aimed at protecting Pacific Coast Highway and helping communities prepare for a potentially severe El Niño winter, with the state creating a Highway 1 task force and expanding storm-prep tools…
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