PAUL’S SLIDE (ON THE BIG SUR COAST) HAS BEEN CLEARED BY CALTRANS CREWS THROUGH THE USE OF BOULDER BLASTING, AND HIGHWAY 1 IS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BETWEEN NACIMIENTO-FERGUESSON ROAD (TO THE SOUTH) AND THE SOUTH END OF WHERE THE PFEIFFER CANYON BRIDGE USED TO BE. ONE-WAY REVERSING TRAFFIC CONTROL IS IN EFFECT WHERE PAUL’S SLIDE WAS. SINCE THE NEW PFEIFFER CANYON BRIDGE IS NOT IN PLACE YET, DRIVERS CANNOT ACCESS BIG SUR FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 1……AND THE AREA BETWEEN MUD CREEK SLIDE AND THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY LINE CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED FROM THE SAN LUIS OBISPO SIDE. ALTHOUGH THE MUD CREEK SLIDE MAY NOT BE CLEARED FOR A YEAR OR MORE, THE NEW PFEIFFER CANYON BRIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BE OPEN IN SEPTEMBER.
