Disaster in California .. "collapse" of the highway
A large section of California's First Highway collapsed earlier this week in a winter storm that brought torrential rain and snow to the area near Big Sur.
California Road Administration officials said in a statement Friday that collapses in the area bordering Highway 1 overwhelmed rainwater drainage infrastructure, overflowed the highway and caused a large portion of Highway 1 to collapse in the Rat Creek area some distance away. 24 kilometers south of Big Sur, a picturesque mountainous region that stretches along the central coast of California.
State Highway Patrol officer John Yeras said he noticed while on patrol late Thursday that a section of the highway collapsed and fell into the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
The images and footage by drones showed a huge gap in the highway due to landslides, according to what CNN reported.
Immediately, a warning was issued to travelers on the road, and an urgent decision was taken to work to repair the damage on the road after an assessment of the affected area was made.
The State Roads Administration indicated that it is not clear how long the highway repair process will take, indicating that it will remain closed to traffic until further notice.
It is noteworthy that another stretch of Highway 1 reopened in July 2018, after a massive mudslide in May 2017, which caused tons of rock to pile up on a quarter-mile section of the highway, making it impassable, and the collapse added about 13 acres. To the coast.
