joe erwin, caltrans district 5 project manager: "it's an active landslide on top of that. so it's not just one challenge, it was multiple challenges of rocks and debris coming down still and then also the ocean causing challenges."caltrans hired a contractor - john madonna construction - who was already working on smaller landslides in the mud creek area.they had about 35 people out working 25 pieces of equipment - from sunrise to sunset.john madonna says workers were out there for as long as 12 hours a day, not including commute time. some... just couldn't stay on. john madonna, contractor: "when we first started, we were working seven days a week. a lot of the guys didn't take days off for literally

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 again.matt romano/pacific grove "....im just happy and excited that people can still enjoy the beauty and the rest of the summer down here..."along highway one south of big sur rob fladeboe kron4 news

joe erwin, caltrans district 5 project manager: "this is not a typical type of project that caltrans may 20th last year, about six million cubic yards of debris came down onto highway 1 in mud creek.it created 24- hundred feet shoreline, and 15 acres of new land.landslides are thing in but mud creek presented its challenges.joe erwin, project manager: landslide on top of that. so it's not challenge, it was multiple rocks and debris and then also the ocean causing caltrans hired a contractor - construction - already working on landslides in the mud creek they had about working 25 pieces of from sunrise to sunset.says workers were out there 12 hours a day, commute time.some... just on.john madonna, "when we first working seven days a week. a didn't take days off for literally madonna says lot of back and forth with caltrans during the repairs.remain committed, in of the old 'builder's john madonna, was a once in a lifetime a part of something really like the golden gate bridge or sort. something worked on that project."joe erwin, caltrans district 5 "it's a testament and to the planner

joe erwin, caltrans district 5 project manager: "this is not a typical type of project that caltrans josh kristianto reporting: "highway 1 was already closed in the mud creek area because of a few landslides that occurred in april of 2017. but come may of that year, that's when the big one on may 20th last year, about six million cubic yards of debris came down onto highway 1 in mud creek.it created 24-hundred feet of new shoreline, and 15 acres of new land.landslides are a regular thing in california.but mud creek presented its own challenges. caltrans district 5 project manager: "it's an active landslide on top of that. so it's not just one challenge, it was multiple challenges of rocks and debris coming down still ocean causing challenges."caltrans hired a contractor - john madonna construction - who was working on smaller landslides in the mud creek area.they had about 35 people out working 25 pieces of from sunrise to sunset.john madonna says workers were out there for as long as 12 hours a day, not including some... just couldn't stay on.john madonna, contractor: "when we first

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 othe 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 again.matt romano/pacific grove "....im just happy and excited that people can still enjoy the beauty and the rest of the summer down here..."along highway one south of big sur rob fladeboe kron4 news kron4 news fladeboe bi

<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...">(vicki) the repairs costs $54 million and which feature an elaborate system of drains to divert water under and around the highway. (ken) new tonight at 8. the quality of the water in san francisco bay is showing improvement after decades of aggressive on-going environmental initiatives. (vicki) "sf-bay keepers" is one of several bay water watchdogs reporting an improvement. kron 4's gabe slate spoke with their executive director who broke down the improvements, but also warns against new pollution threats facing the bay. sound from sejal choksi-chugh, executive director, sf baykeeperin the 1960's it was really bad before clean water acts sejal (say=gel) choksi-chugh with sf baykeeper, a non profit organization that monitors the quality of the bay water, she says the last two decades of enforceme