
Here's the updated press release. The road will be closed completely for two to three weeks, starting Sunday.
Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 5pm
District: 5 - Santa Barbara, SLO, Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties
Contact: Susana Z. Cruz (Bilingual) or Colin Jones
Phone:(805) 549-3138 or (805) 549-3189
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
#UPDATE#
FULL CLOSURE ON HWY. 1 NORTH OF RAGGED POINT BEGINS SUNDAY
MONTEREY COUNTY – Hwy. 1 will be fully closed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week beginning Sunday, Jan, 24 @ 5 pm for 2-3 weeks due to roadway erosion. This closure will be in effect nine miles north of Ragged Point Inn or three miles south of Gorda, which is seven miles north of the San Luis Obispo County line.
This closure is necessary to bring in a large crane after a section of fill was washed out by the surf due to recent heavy rains.
Businesses remain open and Big Sur will be accessible from the north.
The temporary signal south of Lucia for the bridge/rockshed project remains in operation.
For more information on you can call the toll-free project hotline at (888) 836-0866 or visit [
www.dot.ca.gov]