The Central Coast Highway 1 Climate Resiliency study is looking at the impacts of climate change and sea level rise to transportation corridors through the Elkhorn Slough, including the Union Pacific-owned Coast Mainline tracks. AMBAG Director of Planning Heather Adamson will provide an overview of the study.

TAMC has no financial obligations under this study aside from staff time to participate in the meetings. The results of the study could recommend further analysis of elevating or relocating the transportation corridors, which could have large price tags for construction.

The Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG), in conjunction with The Nature Conservancy and the Center for the Blue Economy of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, is developing a climate resiliency study for the Central Coast Highway 1 corridor from State Route 183 to Salinas Road including the rail line in this corridor. This effort will identify transportation improvements and sea level rise adaptation strategies that can improve transportation mobility, safety and efficiency, provide economic security and benefits to the local community.