State of California • Department of Transportation      

News Release

Date:

Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 7:50 p.m.

District:

05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties

Contact:

Kevin Drabinski or Jim Shivers

Phone:

(805) 549-3138 or (805) 549-3237 

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FULL CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 1 IN NORTHERN MONTEREY COUNTY DUE TO FIRE AT MOSS LANDING POWER PLANT

MONTEREY COUNTY – A full closure of Highway 1 is in effect due to a fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant. There is no estimated time for reopening.

Travelers on northbound Hwy. 1 are being directed off at the junction with Hwy. 183. Southbound travelers are being directed off at Struve Road.

Real time traffic information at: https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/

Road information and updates can also be found on Caltrans District 5 Social Media platforms: X/Twitter at: @CaltransD5, Facebook at: Caltrans Central Coast (District 5) and Instagram at: Caltrans_D5.

Our crews deserve to get home safely too.

Drive slowly and carefully in work zones.

CHP Traffic Incident Information Page: http://cad.chp.ca.gov

Traveler information at: https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/

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