Caltrans

There is ongoing work on Central Coast highways right now, both to repair winter storm damage and to make general improvements.

The California Transportation Commission awarded $1 billion for walking and biking projects for disadvantaged communities throughout the state last week. This will fund 93 new projects, including developments in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties.

In today's KCBX News Update: COVID-19 case counts have reached a new height in SLO County, and Caltrans will do bridge work in Los Alamos next week.

In today's KCBX News Update: COVID-19 case counts have reached a new height in SLO County, and Caltrans will do bridge work in Los Alamos next week.

Caltrans is trying to take advantage of the break in the storm after the recent rains led to several rock and mudslides, causing delays and road closures throughout the Central Coast.

Highway 1 is closed from just north of San Simeon to Ragged Point. Big Sur restaurants and hotels say road closures over the years have put pressure on business.

The fastest route connecting the Central Valley to the Central Coast, Highway 46, has also been a notoriously dangerous one. CalTrans has been working on…

A stretch of Highway 1 at Rat Creek near Big Sur will reopen April 23 after nearly three months of road closure. Heavy rains washed away 150 feet of road…

After a slide took out both lanes on a section of Highway 1 south of Big Sur, Caltrans said it has no timeline yet on when the coastal highway will reopen…

1/29/21 UPDATEJust a few dozen Central Coast residents remain without power this morning as PG&E and SoCalEdison continue to clean up damage from this…