Mudslide

Wyoming Department of Transportation - Fri June 28, 2024

Evans Construction Building Detour After Catastrophe

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently announced the immediate availability of $6 million in "quick release" emergency relief funds for the Wyoming Department of Transportation to offset the costs of repairs in the Teton Range caused by a landslide in early June....

Caltrans - Tue August 23, 2022

Construction Crews Make Emergency Repairs On SR 89

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is performing emergency work to install a temporary water passage (culvert) on State Route (SR) 89 near Markleeville, Alpine County, in an effort to reopen the highway following a devastating mudslide on Aug....

Colorado DOT - Wed October 20, 2021

Lawrence Construction Fixes I-70 Mudslides in Colorado

The Colorado Department of Transportation has awarded contractor partner, Colorado-based Lawrence Construction, the I-70 Glenwood Canyon Emergency Project. Motorists traveling on Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon should anticipate delays, as well as intermittent daytime and nighttime closures, due to repair work....

CDOT - Wed August 11, 2021

CDOT Officials Form Incident Command for I-70 Mudslide

Glenwood Canyon, a 12.5-mi. canyon in western Colorado, was closed on July 29 due to a severe mudslide in the Grizzly Creek burn scar area. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) highway maintenance personnel have been working to secure the roadway and protect life safety, but the combination of the fires from last summer and the extreme rain resulted in substantial damage to the roadway, necessitating a longer-term closure of the Interstate....

Colorado Department of Transportation - Tue July 31, 2018

Crews Continue Mudslide Cleanup on Colorado Highways

While summer rains and monsoons have brought needed moisture to Colorado's parched landscape, the torrential downpours also have kept CDOT maintenance crews busy with the clearing of rock and mud from Southwest Colorado roads....

Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Tue May 22, 2018

Mudslides Threaten Lodge, Force Road Closures

A combination of fire and rain has contributed to two massive mudslides May 21, 2018, that forced closure of U.S. Highway 395 at Topaz Lake just north of the Nevada-California borderThe California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) said Monday's mudslide is 100 ft....