Highway 1 to reopen Friday.

[moondust]

Remember this?

BIG SUR – Highway 1 at Rat Creek will reopen Friday at noon, a week earlier than expected, thanks to continued dry weather and consistent work efforts on the $11.5 million project.

About 150 feet of the coastal highway south of Big Sur washed out Jan. 28 with mud and debris from the Dolan Fire burn scar.
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https://www.montereyherald.com/2021/04/19/highway-1-at-rat-creek-opens-this-friday-a-week-earlier-than-first-announced/

[Pinback]

1. Great -- one of the most beautiful places I've ever been.

Hope it’ll be around a long, long time.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. I definitely do, in part cause I love that stretch of road there (nt)

[Sogo]

3. An amazing photo of the fill work they did for this repair.

I wonder where all that fill dirt came from....

[jaysunb]

4. Our Governor again shows leadership.

A recall, huh ?

[speak easy]

5. 11.5 Update

[BigmanPigman]

6. Now i'm concerned about this year's dry winter.

More fires and then floods is in our future.

[SunSeeker]

8. Dry winter meant less spring vegetation, our only saving grace.

But the dry winter made pine beetle infestation worse, and what is out there is bone dry. We're in for a terrible fire season.

[BigmanPigman]

10. You're right. Less underbrush to burn quickly.

The desert flowers aren't blooming on schedule so that is the first sign of things to come. In San Diego we had several years of average or above average rainfall, but not this year.

[SunSeeker]

7. Excellent! One of the prettiest stretches of coastal road on the planet!

[Hekate]

9. I am so happy to hear this. I was in Monterey once, at Esalen a couple of times many years ago...

Chances of going back are slim, but it is exceptionally beautiful country.