Part of famed California highway crumbles into the ocean

CNN  — 

A part of a roadway on California’s Large Sur coast crumbled into the ocean over the weekend after a part of a cliff gave means in what officers are calling a “slip out.”

A portion of Freeway 1 remained closed, in keeping with a Sunday night put up from Caltrans District 5.

All Large Sur state parks within the affected space are closed “till additional discover,” in keeping with a discover posted by California Division of Parks and Recreation.

Important vacationers within the space might be led by convoy by way of the closed space, in keeping with Caltrans District 5. The convoy might be in place for the “subsequent a number of days” as crews work to repair and stabilize the roadway, in keeping with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Workplace.

NWS San Francisco Bay Space says the landslide on the street occurred round 4 p.m. native time on Saturday.

Park closures embrace Pfeiffer Large Sur State Park, Andrew Molera State Park, Limekiln State Park, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park and Level Sur State Historic Park, in keeping with a launch from California State Parks.

These with tenting reservations might be issued a refund.

CNN’s Robert Shackelford contributed to this report

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