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Highway 1 reopens near Big Sur ‘ahead of schedule and on budget’

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Friday, April 23, 2021

Caltrans and contractor crews worked seven days a week during daylight hours to bring the $11.5 million project to the point where the road could reopen — two months earlier than previously expected. Noting that politicians love to say “we got something done ahead of schedule and on budget,” Newsom said it twice for emphasis.

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