Highway 1 Road Closure - It's that time again!

Tree Doc · 01-23-2012, 12:26 PM

Highway 1, north of Gorda, south of Big Sur is CLOSED INDEFINITELY as of this post date.

Nacimiento-Ferguson Road is unaffected by this closure.

Another rock slide due the the first significant rains we have just received this weekend and this morning. This occurred at Pitkin's Curve where CalTrans is already in the process of building a brand new bridge to span this area.

"Unofficial" word says this may only a 3-4 day closure but that will depend on the Geology Report.

viffergyrl · 01-24-2012, 05:49 AM

Thanks for the head's up!

kluts · 01-24-2012, 10:39 AM

It's only a small pile of gravel... Let's trundle over it and ride!... (Monty Python, "It's only a scratch..... come back and fight, coward!")

GeoNorskie · 01-24-2012, 01:07 PM

Have you ever wondered, while tooling past a rocky cliff covered with that Caltrans "protective" netting, what would happen if a bunch of big rocks cut loose? Ha ha, now we know.

pashnit · 01-25-2012, 02:46 PM

Same thing happened last year, and we had to go around via Nacimiento Rd.

This was April, and we rode right into this.

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CRASH · 01-29-2012, 03:29 PM

Just want to confirm, this is north of where Nacimiento/Fergusson hits HWY 1? From what I could find, I believe it is further up near Lucia but want to make sure before I route myself that way for a ride in a couple weeks.

Thanks

Tree Doc · 01-29-2012, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRASH

Just want to confirm, this is north of where Nacimiento/Fergusson hits HWY 1? From what I could find, I believe it is further up near Lucia but want to make sure before I route myself that way for a ride in a couple weeks.

Thanks

Correct. You can ride north as far as Limekiln. N-F Road is still accessible from the south.

It's highly possible this could be open this week. They were working on it over the weekend by hanging new safety netting on the mountain side.

CRASH · 01-29-2012, 06:47 PM

That would be great, heading south on the 11th and wanted to run the coast all the way.

Thanks for the info.

Tree Doc · 01-31-2012, 03:23 PM

As of 13:30 today (1/31/12), Highway 1 is OPEN!

CRASH · 01-31-2012, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tree Doc

As of 13:30 today (1/31/12), Highway 1 is OPEN!

Thanks

01-23-2012, 12:26 PM	#1
Tree Doc Senior Member Name: Tim Location: Arroyo Grande, CA Motorcycle: Yamaha FJR1300 ABS Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 231	Highway 1 Road Closure - It's that time again! Highway 1, north of Gorda, south of Big Sur is CLOSED INDEFINITELY as of this post date. Nacimiento-Ferguson Road is unaffected by this closure. Another rock slide due the the first significant rains we have just received this weekend and this morning. This occurred at Pitkin's Curve where CalTrans is already in the process of building a brand new bridge to span this area. "Unofficial" word says this may only a 3-4 day closure but that will depend on the Geology Report.

01-24-2012, 05:49 AM	#2
viffergyrl Road Witch Name: Kris Location: One hour north of La-La Land Motorcycle: '99 VFR; '02 BMW RT Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,165	Re: Highway 1 Road Closure - It's that time again! Thanks for the head's up! __________________ _____________________________________________ Kris Never argue with a fool. Someone watching may not be able to tell the difference. --Anonymous '99 Honda VFR 800 '02 BMW R1150 RT

01-24-2012, 10:39 AM	#3
kluts The Lost Tourguide Name: Jim Location: Sector S Motorcycle: thingy with 2 jugs Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,212	Re: Highway 1 Road Closure - It's that time again! It's only a small pile of gravel... Let's trundle over it and ride!... (Monty Python, "It's only a scratch..... come back and fight, coward!") __________________ "Not all those who wander are lost." --J.R.R. Tolkien

01-24-2012, 01:07 PM	#4
GeoNorskie Senior Member Name: Bonnie Location: Redding & Fort Bragg Motorcycle: 2009 F650GS Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 830	Re: Highway 1 Road Closure - It's that time again! Have you ever wondered, while tooling past a rocky cliff covered with that Caltrans "protective" netting, what would happen if a bunch of big rocks cut loose? Ha ha, now we know.

01-25-2012, 02:46 PM	#5
pashnit Yes, I'm the guy Name: Tim Location: NorCal Motorcycle: Hayabusa Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 14,609	Re: Highway 1 Road Closure - It's that time again! Same thing happened last year, and we had to go around via Nacimiento Rd. This was April, and we rode right into this.

01-29-2012, 03:29 PM	#6
CRASH 500 miles to breakfast Name: Dan Location: Santa Cruz Mountains Motorcycle: 2004 BMW K1200GT Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,133	Re: Highway 1 Road Closure - It's that time again! Just want to confirm, this is north of where Nacimiento/Fergusson hits HWY 1? From what I could find, I believe it is further up near Lucia but want to make sure before I route myself that way for a ride in a couple weeks. Thanks __________________ - CRASH - AMA# 1103547 BMWMOA# 159231 IBA# 21680 Jenny's # 867-5309 "These are my Pashnit/Passionate boys." - Tyler Risk

01-29-2012, 06:47 PM	#8
CRASH 500 miles to breakfast Name: Dan Location: Santa Cruz Mountains Motorcycle: 2004 BMW K1200GT Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,133	Re: Highway 1 Road Closure - It's that time again! That would be great, heading south on the 11th and wanted to run the coast all the way. Thanks for the info. __________________ - CRASH - AMA# 1103547 BMWMOA# 159231 IBA# 21680 Jenny's # 867-5309 "These are my Pashnit/Passionate boys." - Tyler Risk

01-31-2012, 03:23 PM	#9
Tree Doc Senior Member Name: Tim Location: Arroyo Grande, CA Motorcycle: Yamaha FJR1300 ABS Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 231	Re: Highway 1 Road Closure - It's that time again! As of 13:30 today (1/31/12), Highway 1 is OPEN!

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