Crews clear trees, mud and debris from site of Hwy 1 washout in Big Sur Crews are working seven days a week during the daylight hours where a section of Highway 1 in Big Sur was washed away. Part of the road at Rat Creek, 30 miles north of the San Luis Obispo County line, collapsed during January's big storm. Hundreds of trees are being cleared, along with debris that washed down the creek from the Dolan Fire burn scar. By: Alexa Bertola and last updated 2021-02-12 13:21:41-05 (KSBY) â Crews are working seven days a week during the daylight hours where a section of Highway 1 in Big Sur was washed away.