California transportation officials are considering moving a half-mile stretch of Highway 1 inland to address the disappearing shoreline at Surfers Beach near Half Moon Bay.
The proposal, which would relocate the highway about 200 feet inland and elevate it 22 feet, has caught local officials by surprise and raised significant concerns.
The plan would move the iconic coastal highway through the site of a planned 6-acre community park in El Granada, a coastal community of about 5,500 residents. According to reporting from the San Francisco Chronicle, the elevated roadway would cut through an area surrounded by apartment buildings, schools, and a busy post office…