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City issues stop-work order after unpermitted Caltrans grading at Highway 1 and 92
Summary
Half Moon Bay staff issued a stop-work order after Caltrans contractors rapidly graded vegetation and built temporary gravel roads at the southeast corner of Highway 1 and 92; the city plans biological assessments and remediation and will meet with Caltrans to determine mitigation and next steps.
A stop-work order was issued after contractors working for Caltrans graded vegetation and laid gravel at the southeast corner of Highway 1 and Highway 92 in Half Moon Bay, Planning Director Leko told the Planning Commission on June 10.
The work — which residents and former officials said happened very quickly — included scraping soil, grading down an estimated 18 inches in places and creating temporary gravel access roads. Former Planning Commissioner Jimmy Benjamin, who spoke during public comment, called the disturbance “the most prominent alluvial channel in the city” and said the visible scraping…
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