Hello Big Sur!
Good news! As the press release below states, Highway 1 will be open at the Ragged Point area work site to one-way controlled traffic during the daylight hours. This is clearly a dynamic situation and we will keep you updated as changes come in. In other news, the Big Sur Chanterelle Festival and Cook-Off now has tickets available online for purchase.

Date: Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 9:30 AM
District: 5 – Santa Barbara, SLO, Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties
Contact: Susana Z. Cruz (Bilingual) or Colin Jones
Phone: (805) 549-3138 or (805) 549-3189
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HIGHWAY 1 NORTH OF RAGGED POINT OPEN DURING DAYTIME
MONTEREY COUNTY – Overnight closures will resume today Monday Jan. 25 from dusk to dawn (5 pm to 8 am) due to roadway erosion on Hwy. 1, nine miles north of Ragged Point Inn or three miles south of Gorda, which are both about seven miles into the Monterey County Line from San Luis Obispo.
This segment of Hwy. 1 will remain open during daytime hours (8 am to 5 pm) with reverse one-way traffic control with flagging but closed overnight indefinitely until the road is fixed. Caltrans has mobilized construction crews for repair.
A section of fill has been washed out by the surf due to recent heavy rains and it is necessary to have overnight closures when there is poor visibility of the road and hillside.
If travelling from San Luis County to Monterey County, motorists are advised to take Hwy. 101 to Hwy. 68 as the suggested detour. Electronic message signs are posted to alert motorists of the overnight closures.
Businesses remain open and Big Sur will be accessible from the north during overnight hours and from both direction in the daytime.
The temporary signal south of Lucia for the bridge/rockshed project remains in operation.
Caltrans reminds motorists that “we’re here to get you there.”
For more information on you can call the toll-free project hotline at (888) 836-0866 or visit http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/projects/pitkins/index.htm
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Home of the only Chanterelle Festival in the country, Big Sur hosts another fabulous winter culinary event February 26 – 28, 2010.
Featuring many of the region’s finest local culinary experts and wineries. the Chanterelle Festival and Cook-Off will be held at the Big Sur Lodge and is organized by the same team that brought you the Big Sur Food and Wine Festival. Prepare yourself for a weekend of culinary delights as local chefs and Monterey County wineries display their incredible talents.
Big Sur is blessed with jaw-dropping vistas – some say the most beautiful meeting of land and sea on this planet. In winter months the coast is graced with the golden, rich, earthy chanterelle. The California chanterelle is the largest of all chanterelles worldwide, with some incredible coastal specimens weighing in at a pound or more. With its meaty texture, this mushroom is ideal for any repast, and it is made into a wide variety of lovely dishes – soup, flan, scrambled eggs, ice cream and even beer.
Enjoy a stunning weekend festival on the Big Sur coast, celebrating these locally grown gems with some of the regions finest chefs and wineries.
Wineries
• Morgan Winer
• Hahn Estates
• Galante Vineyards
• Heller Estate
• Talbott Vineyards
• Firestone Walker Brewing Company
Tickets are available online here:
http://bigsurchanterelle.org/
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Regards,
Stan Russell, Executive Director
Big Sur Chamber of Commerce
Big Sur Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 87
Big Sur, CA 93920
(831) 667-2100
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http://www.TheBigSurBlog.com – Contains updates on emergency information when appropriate. We will be making updates on this blog regarding this current Highway 1 work and other highway or weather conditions that may come up throughout the winter.
Highway 1 Big Sur now has a toll free hotline to Check Road Conditions courtesy of Caltrans 888-836-0866
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