Published October 23, 2026
NEWPORT BEACH | CITY HALL WATCH | OCTOBER 23, 2026
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What we know now
As of Oct. 27 at 4:20 p.m., Caltrans no longer lists SR 1 from Seapoint Street to Seal Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach as closed in either direction. The agency still reports traffic reduced to one lane in each direction from Irvine Cove to State School Park in Laguna Beach because of emergency work, with delays of up to 15 minutes. A Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect for Newport Beach and Orange County’s coastal zone through 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29. Crystal Cove State Park remains open with restrictions and swell and high-tide impacts in its Historic District.
Latest updates
Caltrans’ 4:20 p.m. Tuesday listing no longer reports a northbound or southbound closure on SR 1 from Seapoint Street to Seal Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach. The listing still reports traffic reduced to one lane in each direction from Irvine Cove to State School Park in Laguna Beach because of emergency work, with delays of up to 15 minutes.
Caltrans reports southbound SR 1 from Seapoint Street to Seal Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach reopened at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday. Northbound traffic remains closed on the same segment because of flooding, while Laguna Beach traffic remains reduced to one lane in each direction because of emergency work.
Caltrans’ latest listing now reports SR 1 closed from Seapoint Street to Seal Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach because of flooding, extending the reported closure beyond Warner Avenue. Motorists are advised to use an alternate route; traffic in Laguna Beach remains reduced to one lane in each direction from Irvine Cove to State School Park because of emergency work.
Caltrans now reports northbound PCH closed from Seapoint Street to Warner Avenue in Huntington Beach because of flooding, advising motorists to use an alternate route. This supersedes the earlier report that the closure had been lifted Monday afternoon.
Caltrans now reports traffic reduced to one lane in each direction from Irvine Cove to State School Park in Laguna Beach because of emergency work, with delays of up to 15 minutes. This replaces the earlier one-way controlled-traffic report ending at Reef Point Drive.
Earlier updates (5)
The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Warning for Newport Beach and Orange County’s coastal zone, effective Monday afternoon through 1 p.m. Thursday, October 29. Caltrans still reports one lane open in each direction from Irvine Cove to State School Park because of emergency work, with delays of up to 15 minutes.
Caltrans now says the northbound PCH closure from Seapoint Street to Warner Avenue in Huntington Beach was lifted at 12:47 p.m. Monday. The agency continues to report one-way controlled traffic from Irvine Cove to Reef Point Drive in Laguna Beach because of emergency work.
Caltrans now reports northbound traffic closed from Seapoint Street to Warner Avenue in Huntington Beach because of flooding and advises motorists to use an alternate route. The same report continues to show one-way controlled traffic from Irvine Cove to Reef Point Drive in Laguna Beach because of emergency work.
Caltrans now reports one-way controlled traffic from Irvine Cove to Reef Point Drive in Laguna Beach, replacing its earlier report that southbound traffic was reduced to one lane. The current entry still cites emergency work but does not report a southbound lane closure.
Crystal Cove State Park is currently open with restrictions in services and/or facilities. State Parks says the Historic District is experiencing impacts from the current swell event and high tides; day-use hours are 6 a.m. to sunset.
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