and last updated 2021-01-30 01:21:49-05
If you were planning on traveling along the Big Sur coast, you re out of luck.
That s because a portion of Highway 1 is no longer driveable after being washed away in the storm.
The closure could mean another blow to businesses already dealing with revenue loss from COVID. Meanwhile, crews are on scene assessing the damage, trying to determine how to rebuild the iconic stretch of highway. This was basically a debris flow within the burn scar of the Dolan Fire, said Jim Shivers, Caltrans District 5 Spokesperson.
The road completely gave way at Rat Creek at mile marker 30. That s about 45 minutes from Ragged Point Inn just south of Eslan.