California’s Highway 1 road conditions will only get riskier, experts say

Chunk of famed route crumbled into sea causing another closure, and conditions are expected to only worsen with climate crisis

A long stretch of California's famed Highway 1 is closed yet again after a large chunk of the scenic route lining the central coast in Big Sur crumbled into the sea on Saturday. The slide, which occurred just south of the Rocky Creek Bridge, is the latest challenge along the winding roadway, which is facing surges in both popularity and peril.

Caught between rising tides and crumbling cliff sides, conditions are becoming more extreme as the climate crisis exacerbates the issues. No one has been injured this week, according to officials - but the risks of travelling this road are only going to grow.