Highway 1 in Big Sur reopens more than a year after massive landslide

A car drives along the newly opened section of Highway 1.

Caltrans officials gather on Highway 1 on May 25, 2017, days after a landslide cut off the road north of Ragged Point in Big Sur.

Engineering geologist John Duffy stands on the toe of the Mud Creek slide, overlooking a new beach in Big Sur, on Sept. 20, 2017.

Caltrans engineers in September walk down to the toe of the Mud Creek slide.

Engineering geologist John Duffy, right, and contractor Augie Wilhite walk up a graded hill on the massive slide.

A highway sign is placed along a ridge to help workers locate a roped path toward the top of the massive slide as they reconstruct Highway 1 in Monterey County.

Engineering geologist John Duffy stands at the toe of the Mud Creek slide, which was a third of a mile wide and 40 feet at its deepest.

Josh Collins, of Associated Traffic Safety, removes a Road Closed sign from the roadway as Highway 1 is reopened.