Landslide Cuts Highway 1, Caltrans Offers Convoys

MONTEREY, CA — A landslide late Friday added to an existing closure of state Highway 1 in Monterey County just south of the Big Creek Bridge, Caltrans said.

The landslide -- the second in the area in three days -- covered the highway and spilled onto the slope below it, Caltrans said in a statement Saturday.

Caltrans will lead convoys for local residents or supplies for locals to get past the slides twice a day, at 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., starting Sunday.

"Residents are encouraged to stock up on supplies in anticipation of additional winter storms and the potential for no access during inclement weather," Caltrans said.

The north end of the highway closure is 1.7 miles north of the Big Creek Bridge, while the south end is one mile north of Kirk Creek Campground, Caltrans said.

No vehicles, bicycles or pedestrians are permitted through the closure due to construction activity and the potential for slides and rockfall, Caltrans said.

There is no estimated time for reopening this section of the highway.

Highway 1 is open from the Monterey/Carmel area to six miles south of Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park and from the Cambria/San Simeon area to just north of Kirk Creek Campground.


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