Highway 1 closing for Devil's Slide work

Michael Cabanatuan Saturday, March 20, 2010

Highway 1 will close Wednesday for emergency work at Devil's Slide, which is living up to its name with several recent rockslides.

Caltrans will close the highway between Linda Mar Boulevard in Pacifica and the former Chart House restaurant near Gray Whale Cove between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. so that workers can stabilize the hillside in the area where the new Devil's Slide bridges have been built just north of where tunnels are being excavated.

While the highway - the only direct link between Pacifica and Half Moon Bay - is closed, Caltrans crews will also pick up litter, trim vegetation, clear drains and make other minor repairs, said spokesman Bob Haus.

Drivers heading north are advised to take Highway 92 east, Interstate 280 north, Highway 35 north, then turn left on Sharp Park Road. Drivers headed south from Pacifica are advised to go north to Sharp Park Road, turn east, take Highway 35 south to I-280 south, and Highway 92 west.

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