California’s coastal Highway 1 has always looked precarious, clinging to cliffs that crumble into the Pacific and skirting ...

It took unprecedented engineering might and precarious debris removal to once again connect northern Big Sur with its ...

TOURISTS TO THE AREA WERE CHOKED OFF BY THE CLOSURE...#### THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE IN BIG SUR HAVE BEEN WAITING TO SEE....BOTH LANES OF HIGHWAY ONE JUST NORTH OF ROCKY CREEK BRIDGE FULLY REOPENED....NO ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SACRAMENTO (Sept. 25, 2025) – The Regent’s slide closure on Highway 1 south of Big Sur has been sending drivers on alternative ...

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 ...

BIG SUR – Crews continue to make headway on the only remaining choke point between Carmel and Cambria on the Big Sur coast along Highway 1 with an eye on the goal of having the roadway completely open ...

BIG SUR – Caltrans says another full overnight closure of Highway 1 will allow crews to complete the final phases of the Rocky Creek Seawall Project, which remains on schedule to be finished by Monday ...

BIG SUR – Continuing its emergency repair work at the Rocky Creek slip out site, Caltrans is planning a 24-hour closure of Highway 1 to achieve another construction milestone for the northbound lane ...

Caltrans resumed excavation after a dozen November workdays lost at Regent’s Slide. Spring 2026 Highway 1 reopening date may be at risk after rain, fog and 3-year closure. Crews added more excavators, ...

BIG SUR – In time for the Fourth of July weekend, both lanes of Highway 1 reopened Monday night where a slip out occurred more than a year ago. Two viaducts have been built to support the highway ...