Crews escorting cars around damaged section of California's Highway 1 after lane collapsed in storm

Traffic is moving only intermittently after a stretch of California’s scenic Highway 1 collapsed during an Easter weekend storm, forcing closures and stranding motorists near Big Sur. The collapse on the coastal route occurred amid rain Saturday afternoon near Rocky Creek Bridge south of Monterey. It sent chunks of asphalt tumbling into the ocean from the southbound side of the two-lane roadway. The highway was closed in both directions. By Sunday afternoon, crews had determined that travel in the northbound lane was safe, and authorities began escorting motorists around the damaged section. But officials urged people to avoid the area. The slow-moving storm dumped snow Saturday at Sierra Nevada ski resorts around Lake Tahoe.