"A 90-mile section of California's Highway 1 along the famous Big Sur coast finally reopened Wednesday after three years of closures and repairs following a series of landslides and a roadway collapse that hampered tourism on the scenic route. The reopening around midday came three months ahead of schedule, and business owners say that should give travelers plenty of time to plan their spring and summer road trips."
"The first shutdown came in January 2023 when a series of powerful atmospheric rivers triggered a major landslide. The highway was buried the following year during another wet winter, when a lane also collapsed down a cliff near the Rocky Creek Bridge. The traffic stoppage between Carmel and Cambria cut off access to Big Sur, an isolated stretch of the state's central coast where misty, forested mountains rise up from the ocean."
A 90-mile segment of Highway 1 along Big Sur reopened midday, three months ahead of schedule, after three years of closures for repairs. Powerful atmospheric rivers in January 2023 triggered a major landslide, and a subsequent wet winter buried the highway and caused a lane to collapse near the Rocky Creek Bridge. The closure severed the coastal route between Carmel and Cambria, turning a short coastal drive into an eight-hour inland detour. The isolated region, home to fewer than 2,000 residents, depends on visitors for hiking, beaches and local businesses. One inn reported a roughly 20% drop in business during the shutdown.
Read at ABC30 Fresno
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