Witness describes navigating Big Sur area after road collapse leaves many stranded 

Soil "Shears" at 45 degrees. There is no "Fix" except carve a new road. The slope is at risk forever.

Thank God no one was hurt...🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️

California crumbling is a consistent thing. Imagine building a road along a cliffside thinking it will be all good.

If you go to Big Sur during a storm like there was this weekend you are asking to get stuck. If you don't live there stay home let the road crews work on both North and South hwy 1, so you can come visit safely.

I'm not suprised, because the Power of Mother Nature can never be controlled.

A highway built atop a constantly eroding mudpack...waddaya expect?!

The lady says, CHP told her she has to spend the night on the coast, listening to the surf, smelling the salt air, hearing the seagulls... And all she had in her $100K camper was her down filled mattress & pillows, her wine, bread, beef brisket, steamed rice & vegetables, the fully heated van with full bath, etc, etc... Gosh, shocking & terrible experience ... 🙀 🙄 🌅 ...

That woman should be fined $100 for every unnecessary "LIKE" she spoke.

Wow, judging by the picture, I can tell the driver had turn their steering wheel a lot!! Must have been a nightmare…who woulda thought that a road built on the edge of the continent might some day have erosion problems…? My thoughts and prayers to that poor poor lady for having her lunch interrupted, I hope one she may find peace…

Gonna take a lot of dirt to fill that pot hole.

How dare the cliff give out on spring break. Doesnt the earth know we are more important. Good grief. It's a cliff. It's erosion. It's a ticking clock. It's going to happen. Erosion doesn't care if you pay attention or not. Change is gonna come.

If Linda is from Hollister she should know...🤷‍♂️

This is common on this hwy. it’s been like this since it was built.

There was never enough earth there to support that highway....that's evident. Who built that road 😂

I use to ride on this highway i lived in seaside CA near Monterey prayers 🙌🏾🙏🏾❤️

im sorry i live in ohio.... HOW IS THERE NOT A GUARD RAIL ON THAT ROAD?>>>????

10 years ago I drove that road, for the last time. Even when the road is there, it's narrow and winding. Very scary. Views are great, but not for me. 😢

They always said California with slide off into the ocean, I guess we’re here to watch it

Why is that part not supported by steel columns? There's no way I'd ever drive on that road again.

I ran a campground up in the big Sur area in the late 80's. My wife and I saw a few road closing's. Were at Lime Kiln park before it became a state park.

This happens every few years after a big rain event in Big Sur. It’s a very common occurrence there. Sometimes, it takes months to fix it. It’s the last place I’d want to travel during the rainy season!

Better fix that road or ,,make wider road,to earth that's more stable. More solid.

At least they marked out the underground electrical lines

Sorry I was unavailable for an interview yesterday. Good report. People really need to stay away, they won’t be let in.

As a local all I can say is good grief people this happens EVERY YEAR during the rainy season. 😊

What TF is she laughing at like nothing will ever happen to her ok huh

OMG, erosion! How can it be?

They’re going to have to CARVE the road inland about 50-75 feet toward the hillside.

Like tubular like for real…..

Born in San Francisco, lived most of my life on the Coastside from Pedro Point to San Gregorio! Devil's Slide was closed multiple times throughout that period. The State purchased property to build a bypass by the early 70's. Environmental groups fought it for nearly three decades. Eventually a tunnel was dug ( Tom Lantos ). The original project was some $50M. The Tunnel was $1B give or take! The real reason was to protect the environment of snakes, frogs or butterflies but to stop growth on the coast mainly by people who didn't live anywhere on or near the coast! Sadly, Silicon Valley changed that long before the tunnel was ever built. The coast grew without adequate roads, water, sewer, schools, public services, etc. for those who had the financial means, pushing working class families out! Small Mom and Pop businesses, farming, logging, fishing are pretty much non-existant today. In fairness, I can't speak for Big Sur circumstances.

This is common.... California Central Coast is said to be one the most beautiful places in the world. I lived up there for 23 years....this is to be expected....nothing new.

And WHY are they closing ALL of the parks in the area?

who goes to big sur on a heavy rain day?

Strange to watch indifference towards major infrastructure collapse. There’s so many options towards proactively protecting these cliff sides versus “oh look our highways are dumping into the ocean, wow”

Oh my God what a whiner!😂

Where I live roads will collapse like that..glad everyone is ok

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So, why is anyone surprised?

I don't understand. They just fixed this

Yeah, try going to and from work! Ugh.

They don't want to Fix the problem with the lack of storm water and structures due to cosmetic concerns , you can't have your cake and eat it to !

My brother lives there with his wife. It is a mad house where he works. They have problems for sure.

How about boring a tunnel through the mountain?

Wow, one of the most taxed places cant keep its roads in operating condition. Who'd have guessed.

No way off that road in many areas .

NOW we all know why Taxifornia is SO expensive....

Linda its so entitled "oh my god we are going to missed the holidays its the end of the world" gee get over it.

This is one time where Amazon Prime didn't deliver!

Be grateful that you are here to see tomorrow. Linda, I see you have a place to sleep.

This hiway was built a century ago. All of the people making uninformed and uneducated comments should keep that in mind.

I wonder if Tesla Autopilot would see that. Not a lot of room for error if it didn't.

Whoa, that's unfortunate time & place for multiple slipouts happen along critical stretches, a double whammy stranding a couple thousand folks!😟Appears that walls of cliffside detached along sections but portend other actions happening. Definitely challenging area to maintain infrastructure, though iconic route & well deserved title because when visit Big Sur & drive along PCH then always remember. While aware of general geography, geology, climate, & environmental factors, but unsure about various parcel details & else, property at risk near that slope, present state of the vegetation, risk, hazard, & catastrophe, ... perhaps reroute while determine how engineer for future risks because those sections already prone to slipouts (any detailed record of occurence & frequency?), land use & alteration along the slope, amid the canyons, & about the region. Beside undercut by waves then vaster area always encounter mass wasting along with alluvium from Big Sur watershed with a catchment basin ringed by Santa Lucia mountains that has a prominent coastal peak & formidable topography with relatively high slope gradient amid the region that is Monterey county CA. Obviously (to anybody visited or may be aware by interwebs) there are numerous fantastic bridges which transit across canyons, rivers, & creeks, although streams may not readily appear but various precip possible, from atop the mountains to the ocean, water will flow, permeate, & affect the area, as mentioned by the report, present rain further exposing & enhancing the hazards along with the erosion. Stay safe & well.

mother is very angry at what man has done to her

Hey! She's dating Gary Busey! LOL

Nothing new for #1 down there.

😕🍺... Erosion..... Why do people have to go places during holidays why can't they just stay home and enjoy their families you know the chances of getting killed now is up 65% traveling

This is what happens when you put a road on the last 50' of a continent

It's Maui without the flames.

"The cause of the slide is under investigation", for gods sake man ~ that road is known for sliding ~ ever heard of Devil's Slide? Had to drive it as my First driver's Ed back in 1972 in a Huge Impala. Coach Medrono had faith in this girl 🥴!

Commiefornia department on transportation should have known if they were doing INSPECTIONS……

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Time to prepare some Artichokes, sour dough bread, clam chowder, and a bottle of wine and cozy up to your wife or hubby. Praise God that no one was hurt.

How TF do you fix that Abyss? Flying monkees?

They should have stayed home and played Pac-Man 😀

Who will be held liable for this faulty mishap, Caltrans or else ?

It was irresponsible n without enough thought when this highway was constructed so close to the edge!! Especially with California plagued with many earthquakes and the monsoon rains seasons!! Scenic view would’ve been just as breathtaking if the roadway was much further inland n away from the edge of the steep cliffs!!

Oh great, more roadways falling into water.

Big Sur 13

Cal Trans needs to get off their @$$ and inspect / maintain these roads

How about building roads out of Big Sur to US 101? Little 2 lane roads with lot of twists and turns would be much better than nothing. Oh, I forgot. It's California with all kinds of red tape.

Quick Beach Access! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Like, oh my gosh... this is so not right Essential oil to the rescue 🤭

Well, this is going to bust the pot hole budget, but our 5th largest gdp mythology will stand strong.

The 400 yrs r up so expect much worse.

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Again? Lol

Ha ha.

who goes to lunch in their camper 10 minutes of fame you blew it ...🤪

It’s called GRAVITY! DUHHHH

Wise up MAGA Trumpers. You're getting USED!!!

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This happened on I-5 southbound on the grapevine...now this...when 8s rest of it going to collapse?