Big Sur Fire: Part of Highway 1 opens to residents, workers

Basin Complex Fire officials are lifting some road restrictions for Highway 1 in fire-ravaged Big Sur, but access remains limited to residents and fire service workers, according to a joint release by the Los Padres National Forest and the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.

As of 10 a.m. today, Highway 1 from Palo Colorado Road to Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park will be open to residents and workers; the state park remains closed. Highway 1 remains closed from the state park south to Lucia Lodge.

Unfortunately, this roughly 25-mile stretch of Highway 1 — which includes access to the Post Ranch Inn, Ventana Inn & Spa, the Henry Miller Memorial Library and state parks and beaches — remains closed to travelers and through traffic. Click here to see what’s open and what’s closed.

As of this morning, InciWeb is reporting 23% containment of this fire, which has been burning since June 21.

–Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

[Photo: Smoke and fog shroud the top of a mountain in the Big Sur area on Monday. Credit: Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times]

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