Though Highway 1 to Big Sur is open, the coastal highway remains closed 40 miles south of Carmel due to the Regent’s Slide — post mile 27.8 — which occurred March 9, 2024, and where top-down ...

Speed limits from the San Luis Obispo/Monterey county line to a point 55 miles to the north now range from 40 to 50 mph, where they used to be 55 mph, according to Caltrans spokesman Kevin Drabinski.