Gov. Newsom announced Friday that a stretch of Highway 1 near Big Sur, closed since March 30 due to a washout during a storm, will reopen to signal-controlled traffic by May 25.
BIG SUR -- Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that a stretch of Highway 1 closed when a portion of the cliff caved in will reopen to unrestricted signal-controlled traffic by May 25.Newsom has signed a state of emergency proclamation, helping secure an estimated $100 million in federal funding for statewide repairs.Newsom appeared Friday at Rocky Creek Bridge along Big Sur , just north of the site of the Highway 1 slipout in the southbound lane.
Newsom said in a statement that crews will install a temporary signal and open Highway 1 to unrestricted traffic under alternating one-way traffic control.Caltrans' federal emergency funds, coming through the Federal Highway Administration's Emergency Relief Program, requires repairs to be completed within the first 180 days of an emergency event to be eligible for 100 percent federal funding.
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