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A section of the scenic road near Big Sur collapsed after heavy rains.
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A section of Highway 1 near Big Sur, Calif., collapsed into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday evening after the area was battered by heavy rains this past week.CreditCredit.Caltrans, via Associated Press
Jan. 30, 2021
A portion of Highway 1 near Big Sur, Calif., collapsed this week and fell into the Pacific Ocean after heavy rains caused a “debris flow” of trees, boulders, water and mud, leaving behind a 150-foot-wide gap.
Workers from the California Department of Transportation had been assessing the section of the road near Rat Creek, about 20 miles by highway from Big Sur, on Thursday when they discovered the debris on the road, the department said.
Updated on January 31, 2021 at 3:09 pm
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Highway 1 in the Big Sur region has been shut down after part of the roadway crumbled into the Pacific Ocean, according to Caltrans officials.
The highway will remain closed to through traffic because of the washout near Big Creek Bridge, the agency said.
Check out this amazing drone video of #Hwy1 washout at Rat Creek about 15 miles south of #BigSur. Our crews are on site securing it, assessing damage & starting clean-up/ repairs. Reminder: the road is OPEN from #Carmel thru town of Big Sur. @bigsurkate@BigSurCC@CHP Coastalpic.twitter.com/rB193DzXhL Caltrans District 5 (@CaltransD5) January 29, 2021