{"id":2614,"date":"2016-03-08T16:42:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T16:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2614"},"modified":"2023-12-04T10:57:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T10:57:10","slug":"cdot-looks-to-geostabilization-when-i-70-is-closed-by-rockfall-event","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/resources\/news\/cdot-looks-to-geostabilization-when-i-70-is-closed-by-rockfall-event\/","title":{"rendered":"CDOT Looks to GeoStabilization When I-70 Is Closed By Rockfall Event"},"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-2615 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/IMG_1166-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/IMG_1166-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/IMG_1166-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/IMG_1166-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/IMG_1166-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/IMG_1166-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.geostabilization.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/IMG_1166-1-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>In mid-February, a rockfall event occurred along a section of Interstate 70 near Glenwood Springs,\u00a0Colorado. A large boulder fell onto the westbound lane, destroying the guardrail, before landing on the eastbound lane below. Subsequent rockslides left large boulders almost entirely blocking the interstate highway and endangering motorists, some coming to rest on a semi-trailer.<\/p>\n<p>GeoStabilization was contracted to help the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to stabilize the hillside above. CDOT\u2019s Geohazard Program managers determined that the mass above the roadway was still active and endangering the Interstate below with the threat of additional rock slides.\u201cIt\u2019s very active,\u201d said Spike Priestly, GeoStabilization International\u00ae Superintendent, told reporters at the Denver Post. \u201cWe had stuff coming down on its own last night. Everything is unstable.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/InlwOLFSpVE?si=5dGiNNsMSN1FpG7s\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n<p>A joint team of Geostabilization and CDOT personnel sprang into action, created a stabilization plan, and mobilized GeoStabilization\u2019s skilled Rockfall Remediation Technicians (RRTs). The RRTs, inserted above the interstate by helicopter, worked quickly to remove much of the unstable rock. This allowed the reconstruction and repairs to begin on the damaged highway structure while additional measures continued to stabilize the slope above.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.idscorporation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IDS<\/a>\u00a0deployed a radar monitoring system that allowed CDOT to be alerted to any destabilization of rocks, both during the stabilization operations and shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>With the Interstate closed, the estimated 300 travelers per hour were detoured nearly 150 miles around the canyon. Once the slope was initially scaled to remove any remaining unstable boulders, CDOT was able to progressively reopen the lanes of traffic to the traveling public. Despite snowy conditions, limited road access was restored in less than a week with lanes in both direction opening days after.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis is one of the most extreme rockfall events, regarding structural damage, that I have seen,\u201d <strong>Cameron Lobato, GeoStabilization\u2019s Western Director, said<\/strong>. \u201cThis was truly an emergency job, and our significant presence in Western Colorado allowed us to mobilize very quickly.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He added that the section of the interstate was one that GeoStabilization\u2019s founders, Bob Barrett and Al Ruckman, helped to construct years ago while they were employees of CDOT. \u201cWe\u2019re immensely proud,\u201d noted Lobato, \u201cthat this generation of GeoStabilization employees was able to safeguard and repair a section of interstate constructed, in part, by our Founders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HTOyuJci_54?si=qqMjL_5Z31U0vdVh\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nTo learn more about the rockslide along Interstate 70, please see the links below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=http:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/20751298-113\/i-70-remains-closed-rock-work-a-big-challenge&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYASoUMTE5Mzc3MTY4NjU4NDA4MDg3NjYyGjk3MjcyMmQyOTI4NTQzYzM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&amp;usg=AFQjCNGCMWky68Elw5Y3HGb3KyIeL-qakg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I-70 remains closed; rock work a big challenge (with video)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=http:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/20765938-113\/story.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYASoUMTE5Mzc3MTY4NjU4NDA4MDg3NjYyGjk3MjcyMmQyOTI4NTQzYzM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&amp;usg=AFQjCNFzNhr_WXNdTbGlLj6GNOVwhsVCSg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I-70 THROUGH GLENWOOD CANYON REOPENING FOR LIMITED HOURS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/news\/ci_29538030\/colorado-highway-rockfall-team-is-sometimes-no-match\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado highway rockfall team is sometimes no match for hidden risk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/news\/ci_29528060\/cdot-thursday-reopening-i-70-glenwood-canyon-is&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYACoTMzE5ODQ1MTE4NzQ1Njg3MDQzNTIaNGFlMmVjMjY2OTU0M2FjNTpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AFQjCNFvHLY_PaW8FnCVVPgDQJSyc7nSKA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDOT: Thursday reopening of I-70 in Glenwood Canyon is best-case scenario<\/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>In mid-February, a rockfall event occurred along a section of Interstate 70 near Glenwood Springs, Colorado.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2615,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tags":[],"news-category":[],"class_list":["post-2614","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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