Highway 1 road fix could save Big Sur summer travel season
BIG SUR — Just in time for summer travel, Caltrans will spend nearly $27 million to fix a section of Highway 1 in Big Sur after part of the road …
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Progress made on three Big Sur Highway 1 landslides
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 …
Once Highway 1 stabilized at Rocky Creek, traffic can return to Big Sur
SALINAS – Work on the Rocky Creek slip-out of Highway 1 continues to be focused on stabilizing the edge of the roadway because once that is done a temporary signal …
Big Sur residents urged to evacuate as rains roll in near crumbled road
BIG SUR — Emergency officials are telling Big Sur residents impacted by last weekend’s partial road collapse to evacuate before expected rains hit the coast this week. People living south …
Landslide likely to change route of April 28 race
CARMEL – When a portion of the world-renowned course of the Big Sur Marathon fell into the Pacific Ocean last week, the first thing the event’s executive race director did was …
Will Big Sur headaches never end? Another partial road collapse adds to the coastal mecca’s woes
BIG SUR — Restaurants are temporarily closed. Hotels aren’t taking new bookings. State parks and campgrounds are shuttered, and people in the small coastal enclave are on edge after a …
Motorists creep along 1 lane after part of iconic Highway 1 collapses
BIG SUR — Motorists crept along one lane of a scenic stretch of California’s iconic Highway 1 on Monday after a giant chunk of it collapsed into the ocean following …
Crews escorting cars around damaged section of Highway 1 near Big Sur after lane collapsed in storm
SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities urged motorists to avoid California’s Highway 1 along the central coast after a section of the scenic route collapsed during an Easter weekend storm, forcing closures …
Monterey County, Caltrans remain at odds over historic Big Sur bridge
SALINAS – Monterey County elected officials and Caltrans, after months of trying to come to a compromise on the design of railings along Garrapata Bridge, remain at loggerheads, but they’re …
Missing hiker found dead near Monterey County park water fall
The body of the hiker who was reported missing earlier this week was found Friday. Caroline Meister (Courtesy photo) The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced the end of the search …