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Inside the Devil's Slide tunnel construction, by kxyoung on Flickr
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Flickr: kxyoung’s stuff tagged with devilsslide

June 14, 2010 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Flickr: kxyoung’s stuff tagged with devilsslide

These are some really fantastic photos of the Devil’s Slide tunnel construction. For those who aren’t familiar, the tunnels will be bypassing a particularly landslide and rockslide-prone portion of the California Coast that is currently […]

Landslide blocks SR 14 east of Cedar City, Utah
Geologic Hazards

Landslide Closes SR 14 in Utah

January 7, 2009 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Landslide Closes SR 14 in Utah

Landslide blocks SR 14 east of Cedar City, UtahA large landslide has closed SR 14 east of Cedar City, Utah. UDOT expects that the road will be closed for up to 2 weeks for cleanup and to ensure that the slope is safe. Boulders up to an estimated 20 tons are now blocking the road and will likely need to be blasted down to a smaller size. A UDOT spokesman interviewed on the video shown after the break estimate the size of the slide at 700 to 800-ft long and 10 to 12-ft thick.

 

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The site of the Canal break near 900 East Canyon road, in Logan where the Canal broke a year ago, Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Geologic Hazards

Questions linger a year after Logan canal burst triggered a deadly landslide

July 12, 2010 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Questions linger a year after Logan canal burst triggered a deadly landslide

One year ago in Logan, Utah, a landslide caused a portion of an irrigation canal to fail, resulting in a secondary mudslide. A mother and two children were killed in the slope failure. Portions of […]