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IT IS THE SECOND LANE FROM
THE RIGHT COMING FROM THE
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. DAN
KERMAN, KRON 4 NEWS.
>> CATHERINE: IN JUST A FEW
DAYS, DRIVERS ALONG HIGHWAY
ONE, SOUTH OF PACIFICA, WILL
BE ABLE TO START USING THE
NEW DEVIL'S SLIDE BY-PASS
TUNNELS.
KRON 4'S CHARLES CLIFFORD
SHOWS US THE NEW ROUTE.
>> REPORTER: THIS IS A
GOOGLE EARTH LOOK ALONG
HIGHWAY ONE JUST SOUTH OF
PACIFICA. THIS STRETCH OF
ROAD IS KNOWN AS DEVIL'S
SLIDE. THE HIGHWAY HERE HAS
BEEN PLAGUED FOR DECADES BY
FALLING ROCKS AND UNSTABLE
GROUND,
BUT ON OF MARCH 26TH THIS
MILE AND HALF LONG STRETCH
OF ROADWAY WILL BE
PERMANENTLY CLOSED TO
TRAFFIC. AND CARS TRAVELING
ON HIGHWAY ONE WILL BE RE-
ROUTED THROUGH A PAIR OF
TWIN TUNNELS THAT BYPASS
DEVILS SLIDE ALTOGETHER.
TO THE NORTH, HIGHWAY ONE
WILL CLOSED DOWN HERE AND
TRAFFIC WILL BE TRANSFERRED
ONTO A PAIR OF NEW BRIDGES
THAT LEAD TO AND FROM THE
TUNNELS.. WHICH ENTER THE
MOUNTAIN HERE... EACH
TUNELL WILL HAVE A SINGLE 12
FOOT WIDE TRAVEL LANE WITH
SHOULDERS ON EACH SIDE.
ONCE CARS ENTER THE TUNNELS
THEY WILL TRAVEL ABOUT
4/5THS OF MILE UNDERNEATH
THIS MOUNTAIN BEFORE
RECONNECTING WITH HIGHWAY
ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE,
COMPLETELY BYPASSING THE