Caltrans workers and media personnel walk the approximately 4,200 feet of completed tunnel at the Devil's Slide Bypass in Pacifica, Calif., on June 17, 2010.

It's also big news for those who live in nearby coastal communities that are isolated every few years when rains cause Devil's Slide to live up to its name, sending rocks tumbling onto Highway 1 ...

Devil’s Slide tunnel construction project facts at a glance: -The project reroutes traffic away from a 1.2-mile slide-prone stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway. -It is located between Montara ...

The tunnel is named for Lantos, who died in 2008. “I am heartbroken that he is not here to enjoy this day,” Lantos’ former chief of staff, Evelyn Szelenyi, told the crowd.

The Caltrans ground-breaking ceremony for the Devil’s Slide Tunnel will take place today at 2 p.m. above Gray Whale Cove, 1 mile north of the town of Montara on Highway 1.