By Christopher Reynolds
From Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles—With storm-damaged Highway 1 under reconstruction in three different places, California Transportation Dept. officials say northbound drivers on that route won’t be able to reach Big Sur directly for at least two months.
In other words, Southern Californians, it may be time to reroute your early summer road-trip plans.
The Big Sur stretch of the highway, globally known for its views but vulnerable to mudslides since the highway opened in 1937, took a beating from 12 “atmospheric river” storms over the winter. It shut down in January.
When the closure began, more than 50 miles of the roadway were out of commission. Now road crews have reduced the closed zone to about 30 miles in southern Monterey County. The closure covers the communities of Lucia and Gorda and extends south to a point just north of the Ragged Point Inn (which remains open)….