A huge piece of California's Highway 1 near Big Sur collapsed into the ocean

[BlueCanine]

27. It Will Be Fixed.

I've seen events like this on this road many times in my 68 years. The fix may take years for this event but it will happen again somewhere else along that road. When multiple washouts occur that isolates the communities in the area people have to rely on the state to supply them with food and fuel. It's a constant burden on the state to keep this road open but the tourist trade for those communities drives the state to maintain and keep this scenic road open.

Many influential people have a stake in keeping the road open including Clint Eastwood, Joan Baez and other celebrities. The Esalen Institute is another driving force to keep the road open. Many music festivals have taken place along what I believe to be, the most scenic road in America.

It will open and close again but will never be abandoned.