With its eye on a May 27 reopening of the roadway, Caltrans reports that it continues to advance on repairs to stabilize the edge of the roadway at the Rocky Creek slip-out which occurred nearly a …
Stabilization work on the edge of the Rocky Creek slip-out on Highway 1 continues as crews use a basket to work from that is suspended by a crane over the edge of the roadway. SALINAS – With its eye on a May 27 reopening of the roadway, Caltrans reports that it continues to advance on repairs to stabilize the edge of the roadway at the Rocky Creek slip-out which occurred nearly a month ago and has reduced access to Big Sur to locals and essential workers only.
Caltrans spokesman Kevin Drabinski said stabilization work on the edge of Highway 1 at the Rocky Creek slip-out includes dealing with the erosion point or head scarp. “We did have to stop work this last weekend, Saturday and Sunday, because of excessive winds,” he said. “We have a 25 mph wind limit. It looks like that wind limit may be exceeded later this week so we’re keeping an eye on that. We may have to … stand down on that particular basket work. That doesn’t mean that other work can’t continue on at the site. But that particular effort has to stand down once the wind gets up above 25 mph.
Dellamas said that simultaneous to the edge stabilization work, is the installation of the temporary signal which will allow for the return of unrestricted traffic flowing to Big Sur or maybe as far down as Dolan Point where a slide repair job is ongoing.
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