BIG SUR, Calif.—A section of California’s scenic Highway 1 leading to the famous Big Sur coast reopened to around-the-clock traffic Friday, May 17, after stabilization of a storm-triggered rockslide that dropped a chunk of one lane into the ocean and hampered tourism.
The gap has yet to be closed, but after placement of steel and concrete into the cliff, a temporary signal system was activated to allow alternating north-south traffic on the undamaged lane, according to the California Department of Transportation.
