Tue March 09, 2021 - West Edition #6
Caltrans
After assessing the damage, removing debris and making minor repairs, Caltrans will reconnect
the roadway at Rat Creek
with an enhanced fill option.
Caltrans announced that major emergency repairs of Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast at Rat Creek have begun and that it estimates it will reopen the famed roadway early this summer.
Debris flow from the Dolan Fire burn scar washed out a 150-ft. section of roadway on Jan. 28, causing a full closure.
Caltrans estimates the repairs will cost $11.5 million, including $5 million in ongoing emergency repairs north of Rat Creek. The contractor is Papich Construction of Arroyo Grande.