Caltrans works around the clock to stabilize Highway 1 at Rocky Creek slip-out

Crews in a crane-suspended basket begin horizontal drilling to reinforce the slope below the roadway at the Highway 1 Rocky Creek slip-out. BIG SUR – Caltrans reports that it has crews working two 12-hour shifts to complete the first phase of stabilization of Highway 1 at the Rocky Creek slip-out, with the goal of having one-way signalized unrestricted traffic access to Big Sur by the end of May.

At the end of last week, Caltrans announced it expects to complete the first phase of stabilization efforts by Monday, May 27. This week, Caltrans crews were able to complete the installation of vertical rock dowels along the western edge of the roadway at the slip-out, which will be followed by efforts to install horizontal rock dowels. The vertical and horizontal dowels, along with rock bolts and shotcrete sprayed over the webbing, help to spread the load out and stabilizes the edge of the roadway.

“That always been our policy,” he said. “It’s very dangerous to try to do slide remediation, but in this situation utilizing the crane and the horizontal drill, they’ve been able to light that area well and our subcontractor is comfortable with running two 12-hour shifts.”

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