California transportation officials are considering moving a stretch of Highway 1 away from a disappearing beach — and into a coastal Bay Area neighborhood.
Local officials were taken aback when they learned about the idea from a local news site. They have concerns.
To address sea level rise and erosion along a popular beach just north of Half Moon Bay, the proposal involves moving a half-mile stretch of Highway 1 about 200 feet inland and 22 feet above ground, bisecting the site of a 6-acre park community members have been planning for seven years. It would go through an area surrounded by apartment buildings, schools and a busy post office, with a larger residential zone to the east…