North Carolina Landslide Hazards
Project Related
Oregon settles with contractor on landslide plagued Highway 20 project
The Oregon DOT stopped work on a 10-mile stretch of Highway 20 back in 2010 after several landslides were discovered during construction. Four bridges that were constructed by Yaquina River Constructors, a subsidiary of Granite […]
Regional
Utah to Release Recommendations for Geologic Hazard Regulations for Development
As reported in a previous post, Utah has been considering adopting model legislation for local municipalities to make it more difficult for developers to develop in landslide prone areas. Apparently the Geologic Hazards working group […]
Geologic Hazards
Video: Landslide Near Elk City, ID
This is some very interesting first-person video of a landslide near Elk City, Idaho, complete with expletives. 🙂 I can’t say I blame the videographer, it’s not every day you see a slope like that […]