Articles Tagged With ‘Highway 1’




Highway 1 at Ragged Point reopens following mudslide

By KAREN VELIE Highway 1 from Ragged Point to Lucia reopened on Sunday following a mudslide. During the storm on Saturday, a mudslide led to the closure of Highway 1 at Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to 4... (Continue reading)

Mudslide closes Highway 1 at Ragged Point

By KAREN VELIE A mudslide during the storm on Saturday led to the closure of Highway 1 at Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to 4 miles north of Lucia – a hamlet 38 miles north of Hearst Castle.... (Continue reading)

Highway 1 at Rocky Creek reopens after more than a year

By KAREN VELIE Highway 1 at Rocky Creek fully reopened on Monday. Following a landslide in March 2024, the highway was reduced to one lane 12 miles south of Carmel. “The challenges posed by the slide on Highway 1 at... (Continue reading)

Vehicle plunges 100 feet off Highway 1 near Vandenberg Village

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle plunged 100 feet off Highway 1 near Vandenberg Village on Saturday, injuring a woman. Shortly before 1 p.m., the woman’s vehicle veered off northbound Highway 1, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The... (Continue reading)

Caltrans halts Highway 1 repair work in Monterey County

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Caltrans announced that it temporarily halted excavation work on Highway 1 at Regent’s Slide in Monterrey County because of ongoing landslide activity around the repair site. A 6.8-mile stretch of Highway 1 has been closed since Feb.... (Continue reading)

Person killed in crash along Highway 1 near Santa Maria

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A male driver died after crashing into the trailer of a semi-truck along Highway 1 near Santa Maria Wednesday evening.  Shortly before 6 p.m., the driver struck the parked trailer of the semi-truck at approximately on Highway... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist struck and killed near Orcutt

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Drivers struck and killed a downed motorcyclist south of Orcutt on Wednesday night.  The male motorcyclist landed on the roadway near the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 135. Multiple vehicles then struck the motorcyclist, according to... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian struck and killed near Orcutt

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and killed a pedestrian on Highway 1 south of Orcutt Saturday evening. Shortly after 5 p.m., the driver’s sedan hit a man walking on southbound Highway 1 south of Highway 135, according to the... (Continue reading)

Driver hits pedestrian on Highway 1 near SLO sheriff’s office

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and injured a male pedestrian on Highway 1 near the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday morning. The pedestrian ran in front of the vehicle on southbound Highway 1 by Kansas Avenue at... (Continue reading)

Train slams into car, drags it 600 feet near Guadalupe

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An Amtrak train slammed into a car that had gotten stuck on the railroad tracks south of Guadalupe on Monday and then dragged the vehicle approximately 600 feet.  Shortly before 5 p.m., a woman crashed a black... (Continue reading)