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Caltrans: active Big Sur landslide progressing; no reopening date for Highway 1
Summary
Caltrans briefed the Byways Committee on a highly active landslide that has kept Highway 1 closed, describing a top‑down excavation approach, extensive monitoring, drone and surveying work, and continued uncertainty over when the route will reopen.
Caltrans staff told the Monterey County Byways Committee that a highly active landslide north of the closure remains unpredictable and that there is currently no estimate for reopening Highway 1.
Caltrans staff described operations that began a year earlier and said the site is producing large boulders and slide material that make conventional haul‑out approaches unsafe. The agency built an access bench and is using a top‑down excavation strategy while monitoring movement with surveyors, drones and instruments. “There is no date of opening at this point,” a Caltrans representative said, adding that work is weather‑dependent and…
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