Crews continue to contour Highway 1 in Big Sur as part of $11.5M repair By Caitlin Conrad Highway 1 near Big Sur is in repair BIG SUR, Calif. - Crews this week continued to work on Rat Creek Road, clearing debris and repairing Highway 1 near Big Sur. On Monday, Caltrans crews removed the debris and contoured the sides of the mountain. Crews will then rebuild the roadbed and pave over it to prevent the road from falling away again. In the future, a culvert will be installed to help with drainage. Many thought a bridge would be needed to span the chasm but Caltrans engineers say that's not the case.