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More photos show Highway 1 damage; reopening date unknown FacebookTwitterEmail A long stretch of California's Highway 1, the famously scenic route that snakes along the Big Sur coastline, remains closed after a section of the road washed away amid heavy rain, creating a 150-foot gap at Rat Creek about 20 miles south of Big Sur. Caltrans said in a statement Monday that while work is underway to repair the road, and the stretch of road closed is decreasing from 44 miles to 22.8 miles, there is no current timeline for the complete reopening of road. The northern limit of the closure is now locat...

–Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast will be closed between Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County and Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn in Monterey County (44.6 miles) beginning Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 5 p.m. This closure on Highway 1 is expected to remain in effect until Thursday, Jan. 28. Assessments will take place, during daylight hours and when safe to do so, prior to reopening of the highway. A major rainstorm is expected to advance on the Monterey Bay area late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. High winds also pose the potential for downed trees and power lines. Monterey County has issued an...