 Hi, I'm Brian May in Santa Barbara County above Highway 101 just one of nine spots along 101 that just a few days ago Was closed completely covered in mud and debris, but don't take my word for it This was highway 101 just eight days ago six feet of mud and debris flow collecting on a low-lying area of 101 after rolling down from the burn scar areas of the Thomas fire and This is what it looks like now once again open in all directions I think it's really astounding what we're looking at today As opposed to anyone who had viewed this particular site in the past two to five days At the peak of this operation there were four different Excavators loading four different trucks at any single time and that was taking place every three minutes Caltrans crews worked around the clock to get this stretch of 101 reopened Multiple cleanup and repair jobs working Simultaneously from guardrail repair To watering and scraping the highway We want to make sure that the surface is safe for the public for the latest on the work still being done on Highway 101 and other current road conditions. You can go to DOT dot ca dot gov