Commission signs off on permanent closure of Upper Great Highway SF voters approved

The California Coastal Commission has given its unanimous nod of approval for the permanent closure of San Francisco’s Upper Great Highway, which was supported by city voters through Proposition K’s passage in November.

The commission, meeting in Newport Beach at the Newport Beach Civic Center for its final three-day monthly meeting of 2024, voted Dec. 10 to permit the city to move forward with the plan to close the coastal road to vehicles seven days a week and eventually replace it with a park.