Cali highway collapse leaving folks stranded in the Big Sur area

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Travelers Stranded by Highway Collapse Begin to Leave Big Sur​

About 2,000 motorists, mostly tourists, were stuck in the area on Saturday night after a section of Highway 1 fell into the ocean. No injuries were reported.​

Published March 31, 2024Updated April 1, 2024, 12:10 a.m. ET

Construction crews worked on patching damaged parts of Highway 1 last year.Ian C. Bates for The New York Times


Officials in California on Sunday slowly began guiding drivers past a collapsed section of scenic Highway 1 in the Big Sur area, one day after the damage left about 2,000 motorists stranded overnight.
Officials with the California Department of Transportation urged the public on Sunday to avoid that section of the southbound highway in the Central Coast, and Monterey County issued a disaster declaration. The highway remains closed to the public while crews work on the affected areas, where large chunks of the road fell into the ocean. The agency, known as Caltrans, did not give an estimate of when the highway would fully reopen.

 

[PsiBorg]

Driving on the 1 is one of the most scenic routes in California. But, I think it was eminent that they were going to have to work on it. The highway can be right up against mountains at times. Sometimes it can be blocked by fallen boulders easily.

We've gotten a lot of rain this year, and we just weren't ready for it.