Rock slides delay Slide reopening, endanger visitors

The boulders, weighing up to four tons, that fell on Devil’s Slide Monday have complicated repairs to the highway.

Before CalTrans crews can work on the highway, the risk of a rock slide must be eliminated.  Crews will have to climb the cliff overlooking the highway on ropes and pry loose rocks and other material to ensure the safety of crews working on the highway. And that work cannot begin until the rain stops. CalTrans spokesperson John Cunliffe says that there are numerous rocks perched precariously on the cliff.

Cunliffe says that it’s very important that curiosity-seekers stay off the Slide because of the possibility of further rock slides.