Continuous cracks on a troubled slope along Highway 1 are forcing Caltrans to delay the full reopening of the crucial link between communities on the Central Coast. In June, Caltrans predicted that the repairs on the Regent’s Slide near the Esalen Institute would finish in “late fall,

Travelers won’t be able to take the scenic, oceanfront stretch of Highway 1 from Cambria all the way to Big Sur anytime this year, Caltrans announced Friday at Ragged Point. That’s because the agency has no timetable for when it will be able to clear a troublesome slide midway up the famed 100-mile coastline.

Caltrans announced that continued cracking and land movement has delayed the reopening of a portion of Highway 1 in the Big Sur area. Work at Regent's slide was paused on Aug. 16, and crews say the roadway will not open in 2024.