Update – Open! Highway 1 closed due to snow, road conditions update

MENDOCINO CO., 2/2/17 – Highway 1: as of 11:30pm the road has now re-opened with one lane, with traffic controls.

As of 11pm, there is a currently a road closure on Highway 1 between Highway 101 and the coast, a little more than a mile past Rockport, due to a debris and mudslides in the road. The road has been closed since about 8pm. However, as of 10:56 pm the California Highway Patrol incident page is reporting that one lane may open shortly with assistance from Caltransin clearing the road. Kym Kemp at Redheaded Blackbelt also has a report on the closure. We’ll update as more information becomes available.