trying to push all this rubble
out of the way, caltrans
simply built a new road on top
of the slide..."joe
erwin/caltrans project engineer
"....we expect there will
be some movement, this is an
active landlside and we are
monitoring that on a daily
basis, we have some of the
best engineers anywhere and
they are reading instruments
and will know if the slide is
moving the way we expect it to
move..."shrouded in thick fog,
i was among the first to drive
across the new$54 million
dollar repair, which features
an elaborate system of drains
to divert water under and
around the highway.leonardo
flores/whale watchers cafe
"...i would say my business
has been off by about 25
percent because of the
closure...leo flores and other
merchants here in the tiny
village of gordaexpects
business to bounce back soon.
and although they may have
enjoyed having parts of the
coast highway all to
themselves for a time, locals
too are cheering the day the
world famous coast highway was
made whole...