Sacramento man dies after crashing down cliff in Big Sur
A Sacramento man has died after he crashed off Highway 1 in the Big Sur area Thursday morning, authorities say.
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A Sacramento man has died after he crashed off Highway 1 in the Big Sur area Thursday morning, authorities say.
A portion of state Highway 1 in Big Sur that was closed because of a rockslide in March reopened on Friday morning with one-way traffic controls.
Gov. Newsom announced Friday that a stretch of Highway 1 near Big Sur, closed since March 30 due to a washout during a storm, will reopen to signal-controlled traffic by May 25.
Caltrans will be allowing one-hour, twice-daily convoys on Highway 1 past the Rocky Creek road washout starting Monday.
Initial repairs to state Highway 1 south of Rocky Creek Bridge in Monterey County won't be finished until Memorial Day, Caltrans officials said Friday.
The storm that swept into California Thursday again forced the closure of Highway 1 in Big Sur where one of its two lanes collapsed into the ocean after heavy weekend rains.
An evacuation warning was issued on Wednesday morning for residents in the Big Sur area south of Rocky Creek Bridge on state Highway 1.
Traffic was moving intermittently Sunday afternoon after a stretch of Highway 1 collapsed near Big Sur during an Easter weekend storm, forcing closures and stranding motorists.
Elizabeth Cook reports on an incredible rescue of a driver who plummeted nearly 500 feet over a cliff in Monterey County.
The California Highway Patrol rescued a driver who veered off a cliff in Big Sur after trying to avoid a deer on the roadway.
Elizabeth Cook reports on landslides closing additional sections of Highway 1 in Big Sur area.
While State Highway 1 remains closed after rock slides caused by this winter's heavy rains, crews have repaired a sinkhole on the highway several miles south of the ongoing closure.
Caltrans prompted a full closure of Highway 1 in Monterey County due to a sinkhole that appeared in the center of the roadway on Sunday morning.
The northern closure limit of state Highway 1 in Monterey County along the Big Sur coast has been moved 10 miles south to the Lime Creek Bridge, Caltrans said Wednesday.
The California Highway Patrol was lifting supplies by helicopter Friday to residents affected by closures on state Highway 1 due to major slides near the Big Sur coast, Monterey County officials said.
As residents and businesses in Big Sur brace for long-term isolation due to slides along state Highway 1, helicopters are being loaded to fly in food, medication and other essential items.
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