From 14 January 2026 the classic California coastal road trip is back on - Highway 1 has reopened! I am pleased to see this back on the map as as we live just an hour's drive from this iconic stretch of road. What are the impacts of a return of this iconic drive? The Big Sur road has been closed since 2023 due to the Regent’s Slide , the area lies between Ragged Point and Big Sur, thus making this classic road trip cut off. There has been a huge economic impact from closure w