David Seefeldt used to visit his parents and sister once a week, fishing and diving near their home. But these days, what should be a 45-minute trip takes him nearly four hours.
Seefeldt, a fifth-generation resident of Big Sur, California, is separated from his family by 6.8 miles of closed road onHighway 1, the scenic coastal route that connects San Francisco and Los Angeles. Back-to-back landslides on the Central Coast have made parts of the route undriveable since January 2023 — the longest closure since Highway 1 was completed in 1937.
