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Residents, business owners and travelers celebrate a reopening earned after years of uncertainty. Photo: Davefoc, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A stretch of California's Pacific Coast Highway, the world-famous route that winds through steep, rugged and breathtaking terrain along the ocean, has reopened after a yearslong closure that hampered tourism and cast doubt on its future.
The nearly 7-mile stretch in Big Sur reopened Wednesday. It was the first time in three years that the entirety of the highway has been open after consecutive landslides and the Palisades fire had closed separate sections of the road.
In a statement, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said the reopening would "bring much-needed relief to small businesses and families in Big Sur and the surrounding communities who have shown remarkable resilience and strength."
California's Pacific Coast Highway fully reopens after three years
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