Emergency crews continue monitoring conditions in rain storm aftermath

CHUALAR, Calif. (KION)

With rains still expected in the next couple of days, Cal Trans and local fire crews are still on alert for the possibility of additional damages on the Central Coast.

Members of the Monterey County Regional Fire District in Chualar say many emergency and fire crews remain in the River Road area to monitor for any possible mudslides and potentially dangerous conditions.

Parts of Highway 1 between Chualar and Gonzalez that were blocked off due to flooding are now dried up and open again but fire crews say anything can happen during the next rainfall.

In other parts of King City, drivers were seen speeding through impacted roads despite road closure signs, causing concern to some of the residents in the area.

“A lot of rain that washed big ruts in the roads, a lot of rocks came down, a lot of trees came down, it’s going to take a while to clean up, I don’t want to see no more devastation than what we’ve got," says resident Vern Scattini.

Scattini says his own property experienced some damages with mudslides and fallen rocks due to the heavy rainfall and adds he will be on alert during the next rainfall.

Cal Trans and local fire crews continue to monitor road and residential conditions.