{"id":2607,"date":"2016-04-27T16:28:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T16:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2607"},"modified":"2024-03-06T12:53:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T12:53:19","slug":"geostabilization-works-to-re-open-i-75-in-tennessee-after-a-massive-rockslide","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/resources\/news\/geostabilization-works-to-re-open-i-75-in-tennessee-after-a-massive-rockslide\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s How You Handle the \u201cEmergency\u201d\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Start Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n<section class=\"wysiwyg section-padding bg-white\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-10 col-lg-offset-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2609 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/I-75-Tennessee-Landslide-jpg-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/I-75-Tennessee-Landslide-jpg-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/I-75-Tennessee-Landslide-jpg-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/>Earlier this year, a massive\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/solutions\/rockfall-mitigation\/\">rockfall<\/a> event occurred along Interstate 75 in Tennessee: Large boulders fell\u00a0onto the roadway, causing a temporary closure. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) mobilized a team consisting of\u00a0Blalock Construction\u00a0and GeoStabilization International to respond to this emergency. GeoStabilization International\u2019s rapid response and flexibility played a critical role in reopening the interstate quickly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/why-gsi\/company\/our-team\/\">Dr. Martin Woodard<\/a>, GeoStabilization International\u2019s Rockfall Mitigation Engineer, worked hand-in-hand with other team members to create an effective plan to remove the fallen material and open the roadway. As soon as this design was completed, GeoStabilization International mobilized several of their highly-trained Rockfall Remediation Technicians to quickly and safely begin the repair work.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2608 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/IMG_1697-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/IMG_1697-1.jpg 816w, https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/IMG_1697-1-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/IMG_1697-1-768x219.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/>\n<p>\u201cThis was a project that required absolute flexibility and we had to work quickly, as the client expected to re-open the road in 14 days,\u201d said Woodard. \u201cDue to the geology encountered at the site, the GSI team had to frequently adjust the repair design to account for changing conditions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fox19.com\/story\/31404094\/reopening-dates-set-for-i-75-after-rock-slide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB I-75 reopens at Kentucky-Tennessee line after rock slide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/local\/2016\/04\/13\/final-lane--75-reopens-near-tn-ky-border\/83000764\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Final lane of I-75 reopens near TN-KY border<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wzzm13.com\/news\/traffic\/driving-south-rockslide-closes-i-75-in-tennessee\/68297976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Driving south? Rockslide closes I-75 in Tennessee<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wlwt.com\/news\/landslide-closes-i75-south-of-tnky-border-for-weeks\/38250110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Landslide closes I-75 south of TN\/KY border for \u2018weeks\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- End Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year, a massive rockfall event occurred along Interstate 75 in Tennessee: Large boulders fell onto the roadway, causing a temporary closure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2608,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tags":[],"news-category":[],"class_list":["post-2607","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>It\u2019s How You Handle the \u201cEmergency\u201d\u2026 - 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