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Big Sur Residents Endure Isolation After Route 1 Closures
Big Sur residents cope with five weeks of isolation as Route 1 remains closed north and south of town after storms. Affected families homeschool children, jobs evaporate, and a food bank opens while Caltrans struggles to repair 20 sites along 70 miles. Amid hardship, locals stay buoyant, calling themselves self-sustainers as hotels and institutes repurpose to support relief efforts.
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Big Sur
Caur
California
Noel Thygeson
Thygeson
Carmel
Lygia Chappellet
Sequoia
Chappellet
Delis
California Department of Transportation
Caltrans
Val Houdyshell
Monterey County
Monterey
San Simeon
Frank Pinney
National Guard
Laura Moran
Chamber of Commerce
Esalen Institute
Pacific Ocean
Hurricane Point
Tom Galloway