One lane of Highway 1 South of Big Sur to Open on Thursday - Central Coast News KION/KCBA

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif- Crews expect to be able to open one lane of Highway 1 after a major rock slide caused the road to be closed since Sunday.

Caltrans has mobilized an emergency contractor to clear the large debris field and to repair a 60-foot section of the damaged roadway at Partington Ridge Road.

The highway is shut down just south of Deetjens Big Sur Inn (Mile Marker 42) and at Lucia (Mile Marker 23). Businesses in the northern Big Sur community south to Cambria remain OPEN.