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Highway 1 reopens from Cambria to Carmel

February 21, 2026

By KAREN VELIE

Caltrans reopened Highway 1 from Cambria in San Luis Obispo County to Carmel in Monterey County on Friday, according to Caltrans.

A storm on Monday resulted in rock and mudslides on Highway 1 in San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties. Slides and debris at multiple locations led to the temporary closure.

Expect approximately 20 minute delays as crews work from the northbound lane to clear the catchment area.

Multiple varieties of wildflowers bloom along Highway 1 from Cambria to Carmel each spring making it a popular drive.

 


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TY Caltrans D5!


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Drove the Miata up to Monterey today. The work on the big slide is still going on, but the massive effort certainly paid off. Two places required flagmen, but the wait was not long. Lots of water still coming off the mountains, running across the road in many dozens of places, and all the effort that went into washing the car the night before, turned out to be wasted. By the time I got to Esselen, you couldn’t see the paint!


I don’t have to say it, but people who rent a large motorhome to see the coast, should NOT be allowed North past Ragged Point, nor South of Big Sur.


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