MONTEREY COUNTY – (2/17/26) A 6.8-mile segment of Highway 1 near Regent’s Slide remains closed due to ongoing debris cleanup as a result of ongoing winter storms. Highway 1 is currently closed from two miles north of Lucia, to one mile south of the Esalen Institute. Message and directional signs are in place to alert […]
Reopening at Regent’s Slide restores vital economic corridor for communities and businesses (January 14, 2026 Sacramento) What you need to know: Months ahead of schedule, Governor Newsom announced that Highway 1 from Carmel to Cambria in Big Sur has reopened after a landslide damaged the iconic and vital roadway. Before and after: Aerial views at […]
The Santa Cruz office of the CHP announced that State Route 1 has been shut down at Salinas Road because of the fire. Drivers are advised to avoid the area and use U.S. Highway 101 as an alternate route. There was no estimated time of reopening. Northbound Highway 1 traffic was being directed off from […]
By James Herrera | jherrera@montereyherald.com | Monterey Herald UPDATED: January 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM PST BIG SUR – The full overnight closure of Highway 1 at Rocky Creek is planned for Jan. 21 to allow for further construction of new roadway at the site of a slip-out that occurred last March. The complete halt […]
During this full 24-hour closure crews will install nine pre-cast concrete girders which will serve as the support structure for the southbound lane of the viaduct bridge deck. This is an update, from the original 12/13-14/24 closure due to high winds that make crane operation unsafe. Two heavy cranes, one at each end of the […]