Experience the breathtaking drive along the Pacific Coast Highway through Big Sur, one of California's most iconic stretches of Highway 1, which recently reopened after three years and $162 million in ... Read More

Highway 1 will partially reopen Thursday morning as emergency fire operations continue along the Big Sur coast. Read More

The trapped birds were among the mounting consequences of a fire that grew to nearly 2,500 acres, prompted authorities to close a stretch of Highway 1 and forced more residents to evacuate. Read More

The Timber Fire burning in the Big Sur area of Monterey County reached nearly 3,000 acres Tuesday afternoon, according to Cal Fire. The blaze was at 2,989 acres and was 5% contained at 4:51 p.m. State ... Read More

The Timber Fire has grown to over 2,400 acres in Big Sur, forcing state park closures and evacuations for residents. Read More

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office issued an evacuation order in parts of Big Sur, as the Timber Fire has grown along Highway 1. Read More

Ah, the Big Sur: Bend after bend of jaw-dropping coastal scenery where the California mountains crash into the Pacific Ocean. There are plenty of reasons why this 90-mile stretch of Highway 1 is ... Read More

Restaurant and retailer guest counts are up 40% from last year, and northbound traffic at Ragged Point has risen 900% year-over-year. Read More

From Cambria to Carmel, the region has seen a dramatic uptick in visitors, business activity and hotel occupancy since Highway 1 reopened after a three-year closure, Caltrans said. Read More

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park lies about 26 miles south of Carmel on Highway 1 and includes the Big Sur River gorge, according to California State Parks. Trails and riverbanks wind through dense redwood ... Read More

Ongoing storms has spilled debris onto Highway 1 at Regent's Slide. Caltrans has not provided a reopening date, advises motorists to check conditions. Read More

Driver dies after car plummets 500ft from Big Sur cliff on California's iconic Highway 1 - Recovery efforts at Hurricane Point took four hours in poor weather conditions, Monterey County Sheriff's Off ... Read More

A driver was killed after plunging 500 feet of the edge of a cliff in scenic Big Sur Tuesday as storms swept through the area, police said. The unidentified motorist was driving along Highway 1 near ... Read More

BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) - A 90-mile section of California's Highway 1 along the famous Big Sur coast fully reopened Wednesday after three years of closures and repairs following a series of landslides ... Read More

After three years of closure, the coastal route all the way through the Big Sur region is open once more. Here's what you've been missing. Read More

Highway 1's Big Sur section is open again after a major landslide, reconnecting travelers with ocean views and coastal charm. Read More

Caltrans finishes Regent's Slide repairs nearly 10 weeks early, reconnecting the Central Coast after years of closures. Read More

An iconic stretch of Highway 1 connecting Big Sur's beautiful coastline to Central California reopened Wednesday for the first time in three years after construction crews ... Read More

FILE: Caltrans had blocked out travel distances to Big Sur and Monterey on a road sign for travelers headed north on Highway 1 near Cambria, Calif., March 4, 2024. Wet weather persisted, but at the ... Read More

Under crystal clear skies, three years to the day after the first of a series of landslides cut off access to the full Big Sur coast, the California's iconic Highway 1 finally fully reopened on ... Read More

BIG SUR, Calif. -- A 90-mile section of California's Highway 1 along the famous Big Sur coast finally reopened Wednesday after three years of closures and repairs following a series of landslides and ... Read More

The closure of Highway 1 near Big Sur has cost Central Coast communities hundreds of millions of dollars in tourism spending. Read More

Based on repair progress at the problematic Regent's Slide site, Caltrans estimated this week that Highway 1 could fully reopen for through traffic from ... Read More

A massive landslide that has blocked Highway 1 through Big Sur for the past 19 months - the longest the roadway has been closed in its history - should finally be cleared and the famed route reopened ... Read More

Big Sur might get all the attention, but keep driving south and you'll hit Highway 1's best-kept secret, San Luis Obispo County. Here, road-trippers can ride Clydesdales through rolling hills, tour ... Read More

Come next spring, a road trip up to Big Sur should be a little easier for SoCal residents. That's because Caltrans now says crews are aiming to have Highway 1 fully reopened through the Regent's Slide ... Read More

Based on repair progress at the problematic Regent's Slide site, Caltrans estimated Monday that Highway 1 could fully reopen for through traffic from Cambria to Carmel by the end of March. As always, ... Read More

Highway 1 closure since Jan. 2023 slashed business up to 60% in some areas Caltrans aims to release Highway 1 reopening date by mid-September 2025 Tourism-dependent businesses reduce staff, hours and ... Read More

The quarried mountainside being used to rebuild part of Highway 1 - and prevent perhaps yet another catastrophic slide in the region - is a volcanic plug. It rises over 1,500 feet into the sky and is ... Read More

Caltrans resumes excavation efforts to restore Highway 1 access in Big Sur ... Read More

This Sunday, travelers will encounter a full overnight closure of the roadway at Rocky Creek beginning at 10 p.m., with Highway 1 reopening at 6 a.m. Monday. Crews will take advantage of this full ... Read More

Another year, another summer of the same closure on Highway 1 near Big Sur, meaning you still can't drive all the way from San Francisco to Los Angeles along this iconic stretch of California coast. Read More

More than a year of Caltrans repair work on the massive slide blocking Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast has cleared more than 500,000 cubic yards of ... Read More

It's hard to be grumpy when you're looking at humpbacks breaching. But I'm managing it. Because, as cool as it is to see these giant, barnacle-encrusted beasts leaping into the air and landing with a ... Read More

Highway 1 at Rocky Creek is set to reopen to two lanes at 8 p.m. following the completion of emergency repairs. Read More

Since mid-May, crews along Northern California's iconic Highway 1 have been installing more 60-ft long shear dowels at the Regent's Slide area near Big Sur to stabilize the earth. They will ... Read More

There's a certain kind of quiet thrill that comes from rounding a curve on California's Highway 1 and seeing the Pacific stretch endlessly beside you. That moment, when the wind-whipped cliffs, the ... Read More

California's most iconic road trip just got easier to plan with the launch of 'HOW 2 HWY 1', an initiative designed to help travelers navigate the legendary Highway 1 through Monterey County's Big Sur ... Read More

A month after adding remote-controlled heavy equipment to the work at the Regent's Slide closure on Highway 1, new slide activity and surface cracking is showing up in the slope ... Read More

A driver died after he plunged his truck off a cliff along Highway 1 near Big Sur on Thursday afternoon. Authorities identified the driver as Charlie Phuc Ngo, 36, of Sacramento. He was the sole ... Read More

A Sacramento man has died after he crashed off Highway 1 in the Big Sur area Thursday morning, authorities say. Read More

These romantic California ... cred, Los Alamos holds onto a real sense of authenticity. Fans of vintage vibes will flip for Skyview Los Alamos, a hilltop hideaway set off Highway 101 that pays ... Read More

Caltrans announced that continued cracking and land movement has delayed the reopening of a portion of Highway 1 in the Big Sur area. Read More

California Highway Patrol says a man is being charged for not obeying a warning from a construction worker who told him a portion of Highway 1 was closed due to a slide. Read More

So far the emergency repair work near Rocky Creek Bridge, 12 miles south of Carmel, has included stabilizing and reinforcing the roadway at the site and opening the flow of traffic to a one-way ... Read More

The next stage of repairs to stabilize the Rocky Creek Bridge '?slip-out'? on Highway 1 in Big Sur will again close the two-lane road, but the closures will occur only overnight, California ... Read More

Highway 1 is regarded as not only one of the ... Plus, you'll get the opportunity to explore some of California's greatest treasures, like popular Big Sur and quaint Carmel-by-the-Sea. Read More

it's still is a major engineering feat and accomplishment and we'd like to return every mile possible back to the people of the great state of California,'? said Drabinski. He also said that reopening ... Read More

Standing alongside Highway 1, Colin Twohig pulled out a pack of American Spirits as he watched car after car zoom past Big Sur's oldest resort. It was Memorial Day weekend, known throughout this ... Read More

The road that we now know as Highway 1 was built with the assistance of prison labor from San Quentin over the course of several years during the Great Depression. One of the difficult construction ... Read More

David Middlecamp dmiddlecamp@thetribunenews.com Highway 1 remains closed at three points due to damage caused by landslides. The Dolan Point Slide happened 30 miles north of the San Luis Obispo ... Read More

A fundraiser by the Monterey County Hospitality Association to help those affected by the closure of Highway 1 is taking place Tuesday from 5-8 p.m., at the La Playa Hotel in Carmel, and Gilson ... Read More

Travelers and Central Coast residents can expect Highway 1 in Big Sur to fully reopen next fall, after recent winter storms slowed progress on road repairs. A trio of slides are blocking portions of ... Read More

The County of Monterey provided an update Wednesday for the Highway 1 slip-out that has forced a closure of the road south of Rocky Creek since March 30. Read More

Matt Wilkins, general manager of the Big Sur Lodge at Pfeiffer Big Sur, said around 1,500 motorists were stranded when a portion of the highway near Palo Colorado fell down the cliff around 4 p.m. on ... Read More

Officials are advising people to leave one of the nation's most scenic coastal stretches before rain washes away more of Highway 1. Read More

A segment of California's famous Highway 1 collapsed, leaving the area completely cut off for a day and the southbound lane of the road still closed. Read More

Experience the dramatic tale of 1600 trapped people in Big Sur, as a portion of California's Highway 1 plunges into the Pacific. Read More

About 2,000 motorists, mostly tourists, were stuck in the area on Saturday night after a section of Highway 1 fell into the ocean. No injuries were reported. Read More

The California Highway Patrol closed Highway 1 about two miles north of the Bixby Creek Bridge on Saturday. Officers would only say that the road is compromised, forcing a closure at Highway 1 and ... Read More

Julie T. Franke (Laughlin)'s office is located at 46896 Highway 1, Big Sur, CA. View the map. A family nurse practitioner is a nurse who completed a graduate degree in advanced practice nursing ... Read More