Hwy. 1 south of Big Sur to reopen in July after 14-month closure
John Madonna
Mud Creek landslide (June 2018)
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Caltrans announced an earlier target date for re-opening Highway 1 at Mud Creek after a massive landslide demolished the famously scenic coastal roadway south of Big Sur. For the first time in 14 months, Highway 1 will reopen to all travelers by the end of July, Caltrans said.---WATCH: Amazing aerial video: Mud Creek landslide"Rebuilding Highway 1 and restoring traffic along the Big Sur coast has been our priority and by opening the highway sooner than expected, it will boost the many Central Coast communities affected by this major landslide," said Caltrans Acting District 5 Director Richard Rosales.The massive slide occurred on May 20, 2017, dumping more than 6 million cubic yards of material onto the roadway and into the ocean, creating 15 additional acres of coastline, making it the largest one ever along the Big Sur coast."Caltrans engineers have been working closely with contractor John Madonna to increase rebuild productivity, so this, combined with favorable weather and longer days, will allow us to open the road sooner than our previous mid-September estimate," Caltrans said.A new 1/4-mile roadway will traverse the site of the massive Mud Creek landslide.The new roadway will be realigned across the landslide and will be buttressed with a series of embankments, berms, rocks, netting, culverts and other stabilizing material according to department engineers and geologists. This strategy is allowing Caltrans to rebuild the roadway more quickly and at a lower cost than other alternatives such as structures, a tunnel or major earthwork that puts additional fill into the ocean.
BIG SUR, Calif. —
Caltrans announced an earlier target date for re-opening Highway 1 at Mud Creek after a massive landslide demolished the famously scenic coastal roadway south of Big Sur.
For the first time in 14 months, Highway 1 will reopen to all travelers by the end of July, Caltrans said.
'Rocks raining down every day' at Mud Creek landslide
Amazing aerial video: Mud Creek landslide
---WATCH: Amazing aerial video: Mud Creek landslide
"Rebuilding Highway 1 and restoring traffic along the Big Sur coast has been our priority and by opening the highway sooner than expected, it will boost the many Central Coast communities affected by this major landslide," said Caltrans Acting District 5 Director Richard Rosales.
The massive slide occurred on May 20, 2017, dumping more than 6 million cubic yards of material onto the roadway and into the ocean, creating 15 additional acres of coastline, making it the largest one ever along the Big Sur coast.
"Caltrans engineers have been working closely with contractor John Madonna to increase rebuild productivity, so this, combined with favorable weather and longer days, will allow us to open the road sooner than our previous mid-September estimate," Caltrans said.
A new 1/4-mile roadway will traverse the site of the massive Mud Creek landslide.
The new roadway will be realigned across the landslide and will be buttressed with a series of embankments, berms, rocks, netting, culverts and other stabilizing material according to department engineers and geologists. This strategy is allowing Caltrans to rebuild the roadway more quickly and at a lower cost than other alternatives such as structures, a tunnel or major earthwork that puts additional fill into the ocean.