The notorious landslide-prone stretch of California Highway 1 at Devil’s slide has only about one more year until traffic bypasses it completely thanks to the twin bore tunnels that have just completed excavation. They still have to finish electrical, ventilation, final tunnel lining, and paving operations before they can open them to traffic, but the massive excavating and hill-building operation is finally complete! [Source: SFGate. Image: AP via SFExaminer.com]
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