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January 14, 2018 02:34 PM

Photos: See how Caltrans is rebuilding Highway 1 in Big Sur

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Crews work to build up shelves of earth using access roads near the base of the Mud Creek Slide. The new path for Highway 1 will roughly follow the road at the top left.
Crews work to build up shelves of earth using access roads near the base of the Mud Creek Slide. The new path for Highway 1 will roughly follow the road at the top left. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com
At the Mud Creek Slide site, crews in heavy machinery use access roads to truck down boulders that will armor the beach and bolster the shelves of earth that will support the new stretch of Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast.
At the Mud Creek Slide site, crews in heavy machinery use access roads to truck down boulders that will armor the beach and bolster the shelves of earth that will support the new stretch of Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com
Crews work to build a road over the Mud Creek Slide on Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018.
Crews work to build a road over the Mud Creek Slide on Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com
Near the base of the Mud Creek Slide, a loader with rocks reverses down an access road to add to the armoring along the beach.
Near the base of the Mud Creek Slide, a loader with rocks reverses down an access road to add to the armoring along the beach. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com
Rock trucks carry dirt around the Mud Creek Slide site on, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, as crews continue to work to rebuild Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast.
Rock trucks carry dirt around the Mud Creek Slide site on, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, as crews continue to work to rebuild Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com
Waves crash against Pyramid Rock, the massive boulder unearthed in May’s Mud Creek Slide on Highway 1. The pounding surf eroded dirt around the rock and cracked it in half. Crews are armoring the beach with boulders and building up the shelves that will support the new road.
Waves crash against Pyramid Rock, the massive boulder unearthed in May’s Mud Creek Slide on Highway 1. The pounding surf eroded dirt around the rock and cracked it in half. Crews are armoring the beach with boulders and building up the shelves that will support the new road. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com
A worker guides an excavator to remove a newly arrived boulder from a truck on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, as crews continue to work to build a road over the Mud Creek Slide on Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast.
A worker guides an excavator to remove a newly arrived boulder from a truck on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, as crews continue to work to build a road over the Mud Creek Slide on Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com
A loader places adds rocks to the armoring along the beach to protect the new road over the Mud Creek Slide on Highway 1.
A loader places adds rocks to the armoring along the beach to protect the new road over the Mud Creek Slide on Highway 1. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com
Crews work to rebuild a road over the Mud Creek Slide on Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018.
Crews work to rebuild a road over the Mud Creek Slide on Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com
An access road is cut near the route for the new road over the Mud Creek Slide on Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast.
An access road is cut near the route for the new road over the Mud Creek Slide on Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com
The new road over the Mud Creek Slide will be just to the left of this access road once a shelf is built up to support it.
The new road over the Mud Creek Slide will be just to the left of this access road once a shelf is built up to support it. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com
Shipping containers filled with concrete barriers protect the crews who continue to work to build a road over the Mud Creek Slide on Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast.
Shipping containers filled with concrete barriers protect the crews who continue to work to build a road over the Mud Creek Slide on Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com
Shipping containers filled with concrete barriers protect the crews who continue to work to build a road over the Mud Creek Slide on Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast.
Shipping containers filled with concrete barriers protect the crews who continue to work to build a road over the Mud Creek Slide on Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com
Stakes mark the center line of the new stretch of Highway 1 that crews continue to build over the Mud Creek Slide.
Stakes mark the center line of the new stretch of Highway 1 that crews continue to build over the Mud Creek Slide. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com
Stakes mark the center line of the new stretch of Highway 1 that crews continue to build over the Mud Creek Slide.
Stakes mark the center line of the new stretch of Highway 1 that crews continue to build over the Mud Creek Slide. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com
Crews work to build a road over the Mud Creek Slide on Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018.
Crews work to build a road over the Mud Creek Slide on Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com
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