Highway 1 closed at Regents Slide near Big Sur due to debris

BIG SUR – With a series of storms continuing to slam the Central Coast, Caltrans reports that a 6.8-mile segment of Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast remains closed near Regent’s Slide, the area that just opened about a month ago.

The closure of the highway, from two miles north of Lucia, to one mile south of the Esalen Institute, is due to ongoing debris cleanup as a result of continuing winter storms. There is no estimated time for a full reopening, and message and directional signs are...