Stunning drone shots show Big Sur’s Highway 1 road collapse
A section of the scenic route collapsed during an Easter weekend storm, forcing closures and stranding motorists near Big Sur.
Workers make repairs to the roadway after a section of southbound Highway 1 broke off and fell in the ocean near Rocky Creek Bridge | Source: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Since Sunday, crews had been escorting convoys of vehicles over the damaged portion of the highway near Rocky Creek Bridge, about 17 miles south of Monterey. An evacuation warning was issued Wednesday morning for parts of Big Sur south of the slip out due to rain and thunderstorms in the forecast.
The last convoy of vehicles was led across the highway at 4 p.m. The roadway is expected to be fully closed for several days due to the stormy weather, which officials warned could cause more damage to the highway.
Caltrans crews assess damage after the road slipped out south of the Rocky Creek Bridge on Tuesday. | Source: Brian van der Brug/LA Times/Getty Images
Dirt crumbles near a break in the southbound lane of Highway 1 at Rocky Creek Bridge in Big Sur, Calif., Monday, April 1, 2024, following an Easter weekend storm. | Source: Nic Coury/AP PhotoIn an aerial view, cars are escorted by a section of southbound Highway 1 that broke off at Rocky Creek Bridge on Tuesday. | Source: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Alejandro Garcia, left, a traffic control technician with Stateside, talks to a man at a road closure on Highway 1 near Big Sur, Calif., Monday, April 1, 2024. | Source: Nic Coury/AP Photo
Caltrans crews assess damage to the highway on Tuesday. | Source: Brian van der Brug/LA Times/Getty Images
A convoy of vehicles is led through a closed section of Highway 1 on Tuesday. | Source: Brian van der Brug/LA Times/Getty Images
Vehicles are escorted through a closed section of Highway 1 on Tuesday. | Source: Brian van der Brug / LA Times/Getty Images
