Caltrans says new landslides cover Highway 1 south of Big Sur

Caltrans said a new landslide covered both lanes of State Highway 1, south of Mill Creek, late Sunday afternoon.

The gates at Paul’s Slide south of Big Sur remain closed and crews are responding to a new closure north of Lucia.

Crews continue to survey the closure area. Due to possible clearing weather, Caltrans crews and additional contracted crews will be mobilized to clear the road in the coming days.

The elephant seal observation area four miles north of San Simeon will remain the south end of the closure. A large landslide one mile south of Ragged Point continues to cover both sides of the roadway, limiting access to Ragged Point from the south.