A fundraiser by the Monterey County Hospitality Association to help those affected by the closure of Highway 1 is taking place Tuesday from 5-8 p.m., at the La Playa Hotel in Carmel, and Gilson encourages people to come out in support of the event which specifically is for the purpose of supporting Big Sur workers.
Caltrans’ work at one of its roadway projects on Highway 1 continues to make progress and evolve after giving visitors a path to Big Sur through the Rocky Creek slip-out repair site that started this week, but excessive winds are a concern and hampering some of the repair work.
On Monday, Caltrans opened its twice-daily convoys, previously only available to locals and essential workers, to also include all members of the traveling public.
On Monday, Caltrans opened its twice-daily convoys, previously only available to locals and essential workers, to also include all members of the traveling public. But travelers must be aware that after the last convoy, they will need to have overnight reservations in the Big Sur area. Travelers to Big Sur should also know that three landslides are still under repair further south resulting in the ongoing closure of Highway 1 starting at Dolan Point, so there is no exit to the south.
The Big Sur we all dream about : Why some residents are delighted that Highway 1 collapsed
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Rat Creek, Big Sur, Calif., Jan. 31, 2021. Highway 1.Kodiak Greenwood
In late January, an atmospheric river dumped heavy rains over the Dolan Fire scar, triggering a debris flow in Big Sur that overwhelmed drainage infrastructure and carried a giant chunk of Highway 1 thousands of feet down the cliff and into the sea. The dramatic slide left behind a 150-foot chasm where the road once was at mile marker 30, another beautiful stretch of California land reclaimed by the elements.
Friends and family members living on opposite sides of the hole were separated. Residents living to the south were cut off from basic services, schools and jobs in the north. The postmaster had to start going the long way around, as did angry tourists attempting to visit from or return to LA.