Crews work to clear landslide on Highway 1 to Big Sur
HIGHWAY 1 BETWEEN RAGGED POINT AND BIG SUR, MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 18 – Crews have moved over 500,000 cubic yards of dirt while facing continuous setbacks on the 650-foot slide blocking a key 6.8-mile stretch impacting tourism revenue by up to 5
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State official visits Big Sur to assess Highway 1 landslide repair efforts
The Regent’s Slide, which originated 450 feet above the roadway, caused a closure of 6.8 miles of Highway 1 since February 9, 2024. This, along with another slide cleared six miles south, has blocked through travel on the Big Sur…
Crews work to clear landslide on Highway 1 to Big Sur
Regents Slide along Highway 1 has blocked access between Ragged Point and Big Sur for over a year.More than 500,000 cubic yards of dirt have been moved already on this site, said Toks Omishakin, State Secretary of Transportation.Regents slide is the only thing preventing a full reopening of this portion of Highway 1.This part of the state sees more slides of this type than anywhere else on this segment of Highway 1, Omishakin said.The 450-foot s…
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