Drivers were asked to avoid California Highway 1 on the scenic Central Coast after part of the road crumbled into the ocean during an Easter weekend storm.
The damage, captured in dramatic photos from Caltrans, occurred near Big Sur during heavy rainfall Saturday afternoon near Rocky Creek Bridge. The collapse is about 17 miles south of Monterey.
Large chunks of asphalt tumbled into the ocean from the southbound side of the two-lane road. On Sunday, travel in the northbound lane was deemed safe, and authorities periodically escorted drivers around the section of missing road.
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Convoys of vehicles resumed at 8 a.m Monday on one lane of the cliffside road.
Caltrans spokesperson Kevin Drabinski said the periodic convoys would continue over the coming days as crews shore up the highway, which had other closures because of rocks and debris in lanes. He urged people to avoid the area.
The famous route has seen frequent closures because of collapses, mud flows and rockslides during severe weather.
The slow-moving storm dumped heavy rain at lower elevations and more than a foot of snow at Sierra Nevada ski resorts around Lake Tahoe. The system parked oer Southern California, where it delivered hours of rainfall overnight Saturday and into the afternoon.
