Envolve- A section of California’s scenic Highway 1 along the Central Coast closed after a landslide caused a portion of the road to collapse near Big Sur. The damage left thousands of tourists and locals stranded, leaving many trapped overnight. A large chunk of the road fell off the cliffside and into the ocean.
I looked at this section of road from multiple angles. Who allowed that road to be built that way – barely cut into the hillside and randomly patched to fill in gaps? That was a cluster, even at the beginning. I’m surprised more people haven’t died from road collapses.
…I wonder how many of those unexpectedly trapped people had electric vehicles…
I’m on it like white on sperm!
Jethro
MONDAY, 1 APRIL 2024, 20:06 AT 8:06 PM
“Who allowed that road to be built that way ?”
Well, since it was built over 100 years ago, whoever it was is long gone.
Whatever happened to Build Back Better infrastructure bill?
Oh that’s right. It’s Trump’s fault.
Estimated repair costs: $2 billion.
That stretch of 1 washes out about every other week. Been that way for ever. That’s why they smoke so much dope up there.
It’s an incredible drive, despite the fact that it crumbles once in a while. I’ve driven it several times, north to south and south to north. Wife does not want to take Hwy 1 through Big Sur anymore, it makes her too nervous.
Before ya’ll die, do it. Make sure they fix it first before you start. If you die doing it, remember you’re not alone. Quite a few other folks have died on Hwy 1 through Big Sur.
Tim Buktu
It’s that bad all the way down to Half Moon Bay. Gets worse south of Monterey.
They’ll get right on it after they just send a bit more to “Z” in the “Kraine”.
Victory is just a few Billion Dollars away.
Same kind of thing happens on 101 along the Oregon coast.
This what happens when you underfund SuperDooperis trains. You know, the Cloward-Piven Line
@Mr Brad
The entire central coast is spectacular. Santa Barbara/Goleta to Half Moon Bay. I got very familiar with Monterey/Carmel when I went through Basic and AIT at Fort Ord. About 20 years ago I saw Clint Eastwood in his bar in Carmel. Made my day.
A few years ago wife and I went to Half Moon Bay to see the surfers at Mavericks. Couldn’t even find a place to park without a long strenuous walk to the viewing point. There is a Navy installation there and I heard that they have made it even more difficult to get to the viewpoint. I’m blaming Chinese spies for that.
@Tim Buktu, next time come to our house and park. We are just a bit north of where Maverick’s breaks. 😁
Tim Buktu
The Hogs Breath Inn. I’ve seen him and Sandra Locke there many times years ago. They’d mob him. Not my style. Any coast line in California is a magical place. Not to be confused with Florida or Hawaii. The waters so damn cold you dip your toes in and your balls fall off. Where the sand meets the sea is were California’s troubles start. Oh hum.
You can’t spell “incompetent” without “Pete”…
Lots of roads have this ‘falling away’ problem. They just don’t get the publicity. Always a treat, coming around a corner and running over a nice big sunken, cracked up, three times patched area… especially in heavy rain that’s been going on for a while.
@Conservative Girl
Thanks much for that invite. We’ll be at your house tomorrow at 6am. What’s for breakfast?
Kidding, of course. Last time there we stayed at the Ritz-Carlton for four nights, a very nice place. Great scenery around town, and Half Moon Bay is an interesting village, but probably very liberal, as I thought as we drove through it. We found a bar and restaurant closer to the ocean, and ate and drank well. It had a female name, maybe Patricia’s or something. Looked like a local hangout.
I thought of going to some nearby beach in my shorts, and hauling them down on one side to show a half moon, but I ran out of nerve.
For ocean views, great scenery, and interesting small beach towns, California can’t be beat.