Avalanche mitigation spaceships will be used on Colorado mountain highways.
The egg-shaped devices lined in a row in the parking lot at the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnels loom like spaceships getting ready for liftoff.
Tag Archive: highway
December 7th, 2022 / Tags:avalanche , avalanche mitigation , avalanches , colorado , highway , spaceships / Categories: avalanche control, Avalanches, colorado, Highways /
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February 20th, 2022 / Tags:alaska , avalanche , avalanches , highway , seward highway avalanche / Categories: alaska, avalanche control, Avalanches, Highways /
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A Seward Highway avalanche closed the road for much of the day Friday. It was between Bird Creek and the Portage turnoff. The avalanche severed the only road access between Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula for more than eight hours.
January 21st, 2022 / Tags:avalanche , avalanches , bombing , canada , highway , Rogers Pass / Categories: avalanche control, Avalanches, canada, Highways /
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British Columbia is rolling out the artillery and bombs for avalanche bombing. There have been closures on some major roads for the first time in decades as the province grapples with record snowfall and rain.
The province uses helicopter avalanche bombing, remote-triggered explosives, and howitzers to keep roads open. But nonetheless critical routes to Vancouver are being disrupted by avalanche control.
January 8th, 2021 / Tags:atal tunnel , avalanche , highway , manali-leh / Categories: avalanche warning, Avalanches, Highways, kashmir /
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An Atal Tunnel avalanche occurred on the Manali-Leh highway but no loss of life or property damage was reported.
Due to the snowfall, traffic movement in Lahaul and Spiti came to a standstill. The residents of the Lahaul valley were cut off from the rest of the state after the road beyond the Solang valley towards Lahaul was blocked.
January 2nd, 2021 / Tags:aller , asturias , avalanche , highway , road , san isidro , spain / Categories: Accidents, avalanche accidents, Avalanches, Highways, spain /
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The members of the Military Emergency Unit found on Saturday morning the body of the second operator of a snowplow machine who disappeared after an avalanche on New Year’s Day in the port of San Isidro, which separates Asturias from León, according to reported by Cadena SER. The corpse of his partner was found on Friday night by a team of Asturian firefighters. The avalanche occurred in a mountain road in the council of Aller (Asturias) on the afternoon of January 1 and has led the Principality to activate level 2 of the regional emergency plan and request the help of the Military Emergency Unit (UME). A 46-year-old man who was circulating in the area was also injured, with his leg and several broken ribs, and had to be helped by some residents of the area who came when they learned of the accident.
December 28th, 2020 / Tags:avalanche , highway , military , road , turkey / Categories: Accidents, avalanche accidents, Avalanches, Highways, turkey /
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Soldiers were working to clear snow off a road near a military base when an avalanche in Turkey hit them. The avalanche was in the country’s southeastern province of Hakkari, the Defense Ministry said.
Two soldiers were trapped in the avalanche. One of the soldiers was rescued and taken to the state hospital but did not survive. Hakkari’s governor said the soldier was seriously wounded and succumbed to his injuries despite all medical interventions.
December 2nd, 2020 / Tags:avalanche warning , highway , manali , snow avalanche , tunnel / Categories: avalanche warning, Avalanches, Highways /
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A snow avalanche on the Manali-Atal tunnel highway beyond Solang valley blocked the highway for nearly one hour on Sunday evening. Border Roads Organisation (BRO) cleared the avalanche debris, after which the highway was opened. Fortunately, there was no vehicular movement when the avalanche hit the highway.
November 18th, 2020 / Tags:avalanche , closure , highway , washington / Categories: Avalanches, Highways /
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WSDOT announced the closure Monday as snow has filled the avalanche chutes that line the highway, which pose a safety risk for drivers and road crews. The seasonal avalanche closure currently begins at the Ross Dam Trailhead on the west side and Silver Star Gate 37 miles away on the east side.
