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Why CDOT uses Howitzer artillery to trigger avalanches
It’s a constant challenge for the Colorado Department of Transportation to keep roads and mountain passes clear from the torrent of snowfall the state sees each year. But CDOT has a secret weapon, and that’s not a metaphor. KOB 4 went out in the snow with the transportation crews recently at Red Mountain Pass Safe […]
February 10, 2016
Roadbuilding
Series of avalanches engulf Idaho’s Highway 21; ITD captures amazing photo of the scene
A series of avalanches has left a portion Idaho’s Highway 21 completely covered in snow, ice and trees, and the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has the picture to show just how much work the agency will have to do in the coming weeks. About eight avalanches have occurred in the past few days, engulfing a […]
March 13, 2014
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