A stretch of state Highway 1 in Monterey County that has been closed since March 30 when part of the road fell away during a severe storm, will reopen to unrestricted signal-controlled traffic by May 25.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he 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. Caltrans has led twice-daily convoys since April 1 through the area in the northbound 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, require repairs to be completed within the first 180 days of an emergency event to be eligible for 100 percent federal funding.
The state of emergency is for the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Plumas, San Bernardino, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Trinity, and Ventura.
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