Big Sur

A portion of Highway 1 in Big Sur that was closed because of a rockslide in March reopened on Friday morning with one-way traffic controls. Robert Handa reports.

Traffic is moving only intermittently after a stretch of California’s scenic Highway 1 collapsed during an Easter weekend storm, forcing closures and stranding motorists near Big Sur. The collapse on the coastal route occurred amid rain Saturday afternoon near Rocky Creek Bridge south of Monterey. It sent chunks of asphalt tumbling into the ocean from the southbound side of the...

Authorities urged motorists to avoid California’s Highway 1 along the central coast after a section of the scenic route collapsed during an Easter weekend storm, forcing closures and stranding motorists near Big Sur, authorities said.

First responders on Tuesday rescued a driver who spent two nights alone on the side of a coastal cliff in the Big Sur area after veering off Highway 1 while trying to avoid deer in the roadway, officials said.