HIGHWAY 1, IN THE BIG SUR AREA, HAS RE-OPENED. THAT AFTER A 100-FOOT TALL TREE FELL NEAR PALO COLORADO AROUND 5:30 P.M. THIS EVENING. 40 FEET OF THE TREE LANDED ON THE HIGHWAY, EFFECTIVELY BLOCKING THE NORTHBOUND LANE. WORKERS CUT THE TREE INTO CHUNKS, AND REMOVED IT FROM THE ROADWAY. HIGHWAY 1 NEAR PALO COLORADO RE-OPENED SHORTLY AFTER 7 P.M.