"In a milestone affecting one of the most scenic drives in the United States, Caltrans crews have finished clearing a massive landslide blocking Highway 1 in Big Sur. The winding two-lane roadway reopened at noon Wednesday, allowing motorists from the Bay Area to drive to Southern California all the way along the coast for the first time in three years. This vital corridor is the gateway to California's coast and the lifeblood of the Big Sur economy, and today it's restored, said Gov. Gavin Newsom."
"The closure of the road the longest in its history since it was first constructed in the 1930s was caused when drenching atmospheric river storms in 2023 and 2024 sent millions of tons of rock and dirt collapsing off steep hills onto the breathtaking route that clings to the edges of steep cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The biggest slide, called Regent's Slide, occurred about 45 miles south of Carmel and 2 miles north of Lucia in Monterey County, on Feb. 9, 2024."
Caltrans crews finished clearing a massive landslide blocking Highway 1 in Big Sur and reopened the winding two-lane roadway at noon Wednesday. Motorists can now drive from the Bay Area to Southern California along the coast for the first time in three years. Crews completed an $82 million stabilization project that used thousands of steel rods, remote-controlled bulldozers and other equipment on steep slopes. The prolonged closure resulted from drenching atmospheric river storms in 2023 and 2024 that sent millions of tons of rock and dirt onto the route, including the large Regent's Slide that originated 450 feet above the roadway.
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