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Highway 1 is closed indefinitely from Palo Colorado Road to Rocky Creek Bridge, the California Department of Transportation said on social media after a new landslide eroded part of the roadway.
January 4, 2023 at 8:28 PM Caltrans District 5/Courtesy Caltrans preemptively closed Highway 1 between Ragged Point and Big Sur on Wednesday evening as a powerful winter storm hit the Central Coast.
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The opening of Highway 1 in 1937 dramatically altered the local economy. Before the highway was completed, a developer who wanted to build a subdivision offered to buy the Pfeiffer Ranch from John and Florence Pfeiffer for $210,000 ($3.83 million in 2023). John was the son of Big Sur pioneers Michael Pfeiffer and Barbara Laquet.
Due to the storms, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on January 4, 2023. [65] President Joe Biden then declared a state of emergency in 17 California counties on January 9, 2023. [66] That same day, two lawmakers sent a letter urging President Biden to declare a state of emergency for San Luis Obispo County and Santa Barbara ...
2023 Serasan landslide; 2023 South Coldwater Slide; 2023 Stenungsund landslide; E. 2023 Emilia-Romagna floods; H. 2023 Hpakant jade mine disaster; S.
The Monterey County Department of Emergency Management has been working to transport the reported 1,600 people stranded by Saturday's landslide. Convoys helping to move stranded travelers after ...
In 1983, Big Sur experienced one of the wettest years on record with 88.85 inches (2,257 mm) of rain. Up to this time, McWay Falls fell directly into the ocean. The huge rainfall resulted in several landslides and mudflows, [9] including an extremely large mudslide immediately north of Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park on March 1. The mudflow ...