"Highway 1 Slip-Out Disrupts Travel, Delays Repairs, and Alters Big Sur Marathon Route"

California State Park officials are seeing an increase in visitors at alternative locations due to the closure of Big Sur's Highway 1 following a road slip-out. Despite large signs indicating the closure, an average of 600 cars daily continue to drive along the closed highway, with about 50 attempting to travel to Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. The closure has led to economic impacts, prompting park rangers to increase staffing at alternative locations. All bookings for parks south of the slip-out have been canceled, and the reopening of Big Sur parks depends on the road repair and access to non-essential travel.