40-Foot Section Of Hwy. 1 Falls Into Ocean

[Serpo]

MONTEREY, Calif. -- A 40-foot section of Highway 1 has fallen into the Pacific Ocean near the Big Sur area, according to the California Department of Transportation.

CAL-TRANS officials said the highway broke off just south of the Rocky Creek Bridge.

Authorities ordered the northbound lanes of Highway 1 closed at the Bixby Bridge and the southbound lanes at Palo Colorado.




Road crews said anyone wanting to get to the peninsula south of the slide has been cut off, and there are no alternate routes in the vicinity.

Workers said the only way around the closure is to cut over to King City using Naciamento-Ferguson Road.

Emergency crews said not even CAL-TRANS vehicles are being allowed near the washed-out section of road because it's so dangerous.

Officials said it will likely be several days before the road is repaired and Highway 1 reopens.

Employees at the Rocky Point Restaurant said tourists are stuck at the restaurant and that they believe the road has been falling into the ocean for most of the day.

Workers said they heard from tourists who said they drove across a depression in the road, causing it to become deeper.

No other details have been released.

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[sunnyandseventy]

Officials said it will likely be several days before the road is repaired and Highway 1 reopens.

Employees at the Rocky Point Restaurant said tourists are stuck at the restaurant and that they believe the road has been falling into the ocean for most of the day.



Got BOB in your vehicle? Me, nope. Though I don't travel far enough from home to warrant it.

A lot happening lately that warrants checking and topping off of preps if one has become complacent in those regards. And maybe it's not complacency. I suffered prep burnout a couple years ago and stopped "top offs" every time something scary was happening.