How do you rebuild a major highway on the side of a mountain?

[@bigtrout]

Granted this storm was historic. That said, this section of I-40 has collapsed before from floods, and has been a constant site of repairs, relocation, tunnel collapse, etc. There is constant effort to try and stabilize what is unstable land and old crumbling rock through that gorge. I believe eventually the only answer is going to be to install a raised highway like I-70 through Glenwood Canyon in Colorado, essentially the same thing as the Blue Ridge Parkway viaduct around Grandfather Mountain in NC .

[@richardsnyder842]

I agree with the Blue Ridge Parkway viaduct method of dealing with this problem. Also an elevated viaduct might allow rock slides to go under the highway instead of block the interstate and close it for months.

[@patmcbride9853]

There is a better route. But this one was chosen for political reasons.

[@bigtrout]

@@patmcbride9853 I can remember in the late 70's early 80's they had crushed cars stacked to keep fallen boulders and rocks off the road.

[@TheMountain143]

Yes, Been There And Saw That Fix. Have No Fear... MAYOR PETE Is On The Job 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@patmcbride9853]

@@TheMountain143 Thankfully not for long.

[@dougsteffen]

The army core of engineers told them not to build the road on that side of the mountain that it was too unstable. They told them to bring it through the hot springs area of nc. But the congressman gor haywood county was in charge of the committee and he wanted it to run through his county and he got it approved there has been rockslides every since

[@conniewolf7300]

Probably lined his greedy little pockets!😡

[@johnhudelson2652]

This congressional interference helped cause the Shuttle Challenger disaster. A certain Congressional representative wanted the construction of booster rockets in his district. In order to transport the booster rockets by rail as the only method available, joints with O rings were necessary.

[@cpalmer22]

Shocker

[@jimthiel478]

Probably like in Wyoming congressman owned the land over elk mountain... which they told em that interstate will be closed more in winter than open. And is true... follow the money as usual..

[@manbearpig704]

Truth. Thank you for this

[@JustAnOldMan56]

Not just a highway, but an INTERSTATE highway. A MAJOR road.

[@davidanalyst671]

get off your high horse, and go fix it then yourself if its such an inconvenience to you. Don't make me pay taxes for this from texas

[@AppalachianRust]

@@davidanalyst671you guys were freezing to death a few years ago because you lost power during a historic cold snap…. Maybe you should think before you speak

[@edwardsbarbara25]

​@@davidanalyst671Um, last I looked you are part of a 'nation', not a sovereign country. Yet

[@laurie7689]

​@@davidanalyst671 ALL of the interstates were built by taxpayer money at the federal level and are maintained by taxpayers federally, including those in Texas (which because it is a larger State means more of MY money went into building it and goes into maintaining it - and I don't live in Texas to use the interstate there that my money helped build and maintain). I don't live in Tennessee either, but I want the roads fixed there.

[@hostboat8811]

@@davidanalyst671 You will pay for it because we did the same thing when Hurricane Harvey hit. Sorry, you don't get the conception of being an American.

[@donmunro144]

As a trucker, I've been through there hundreds of times. I had always wondered about something like this happening.

[@c103110a]

I'd be more concerned with the rockslides...

[@glenndent6626]

My wife and I traveled over that section of I-40 in April 24 and vacationed in western North Carolina. Seeing video of all the destruction with the pristine beauty of the area being so fresh in our minds is saddening.

[@eartha911]

I have a history here. My dad was a native of Haywood County. He was a veterinarian at a local vet hospital, and when he was younger, was a surveyor for this road. Later on we drove this road when it wasn't paved to go fishing at Big Creek in his 1960 Jeep wagon. He later bought a dumb truck to help pave it. This was the 60s. I rode with his driver to pour asphalt and build this road. God speed for the folks of Western NC!

[@chanchan5349]

What a great memory! I used to travel that route so often I’d get to the tunnel before I realized I was supposed to stay west.

[@langjr0]

I’ve bought a few dumb trucks myself.

[@chrislovett6120]

I actually delivered a load of 2” 40’ green coated rebar for the soil stabilization process when they drill horizontally into the side wall. The nails if you will

[@reedsilvesan2197]

This canyon is absolutely one of the most beautiful places in America. I've driven truck for, been everywhere. If ever you have an opportunity to drive it, especially in the fall, it's worth the time.

[@elainekay8325]

Most definitely

[@ronaldstone1285]

I've gone east through the tunnel a few years ago. I remember a large pot hole as soon as you clear the tunnel in the right hand lane. It was raining heavily, so i didn't see it until I was right on it. Luckily, no damage to the car or wheels.

[@leonidas402]

Never explained HOW it’s going to be rebuilt only how they temporarily stabilized it

[@1linkbelt]

You are right!

[@GOPRepubliklan]

Caissons and a new wall. Maybe lightweight fill. Shit ton of heavy riprap.

[@royscarbrough3589]

I’m guessing, since they kept saying this is a first, they are still batting around options

[@n8_the_carpenter816]

This isn't a temporary fix. What they have done is a permanent fix to stabilize what they still have while they figure out and plan the overall repairs

[@glenwhitley1067]

stabilize then drop in supports to bedrock and convert to a bridge at least partial bridge maybe

[@larrynharding]

i live in western n.c...and as others have said, this highway has been troublesome from day one, with rockslides, etc. at one time they stacked crushed cars along the side to stop tumbling rocks from blocking the west bound lane. ( area beautification project) i remember my dad commenting many years ago that I 40 could have gone thru Hot Springs Tenn. and followed the french broad river rather than pidgeon, but the politicans from the western counties wanted the highway to come as far west as possible before entering Tenn. to draw tourist. granted there would have been problems along the french broad with this hurricane, but i don't believe it would have been as severe as what we have along the pidgeon and there would have been much less maintenance over the years than what the present route has required.

[@jasonkeenan7726]

FYI, Pigeon River like the bird and Pigeon Forge.

[@garyrobbins9197]

Repairs costing $50 Billion dollars. That amount is unbelievably high. The 12 miles of Glenwood Canyon for I-70 was $490 Million Dollars. I can't imagine that the cost here will be 100 times more than Glenwood Canyon. Perhaps you meant to say "$50 Million" and not "$50 Billion."

[@seed_drill7135]

No. It was 10 million just to stabilize the bank.

[@russellstewart5414]

The 50 billion was for all the repairs area wide

[@hankbeaman5819]

@@russellstewart5414 $50 Billion.....isn't that what we just sent to Ukraine?

[@jss27560]

talking about TOTAL repairs for the WNC and Tenn area. That includes homes, businesses, debris removal, etc.

[@jss27560]

@@hankbeaman5819 no

[@ArtStoneUS]

I don't think this report has much that hasn't already been said a month ago

[@speedmom1702]

Before Helene, they had been working on that stretch of 40 constantly. Parts of it were only two lanes before Helene. They need to come up with something completely different this time so hopefully they only spend the money once. And it's not just the DOT, some competent people from the army corps of engineers is going to have to get involved.

[@AmyC28713]

The Federally funded Interstate System was planned to never "spend money only once". Small minded, close minded, and unsafe thinking. Thanks, an Army Veteran.

[@mikeschlup5279]

I was thinking some concrete piers and large thick poured areas. .but I don't know nothing much about this

[@swl9270]

As a native of this specific area…we really don’t or can’t bring down our mountains!😡

[@carlcarlamos9055]

They use soil nails and shotcrete and similar methods for stabilization from about San Francisco south on the highway next to the Pacific Ocean. The only place that comes to mind where there was work close to the level of the ocean is Pebble Beach, at the golf course itself, where it comes right up to the ocean. Check that out vis-a-vis the work being done on the river in North Carolina. What the folks in North Carolina are doing now is getting the road back into use. That is number one right now. Any “cure” for high, fast storm water washing out the road will be a job of its own. Bring money.

[@whatfreedom7]

It was terrible design to being with. Everyone knows the outside of a bend in any water way will always erode yet they built the road right on the edge of it.

[@number4cat1]

Suggestions for an alternative, Einstein? Convert the scenic drive over Great Smoky Mountain National Park into an interstate? 30 mile long tunnel under the divide? A series of dams and locks for a canal along the Pigeon River?

[@jeffputman3504]

​@@number4cat1They need to at least extend the concrete retaning wall all the way down into the bedrock.

[@swl9270]

@@number4cat1thank you as a neighbor to this section of interstate! Peopemdonnotnunderstandnrhebterrrain we live on here in NE TN

[@ragehelsel]

They really should cut the inside edge to provide more volume to the river. Not as good as keeping the road on the inside of the bend, but should help prevent future issues.

[@kwaki-serpi-niku]

That particular stretch where the collapse occurred, on the Tennessee side, has seen closures in the last couple of decades for serious rock / landslides. You can see the evidence of the repairs that have been done for those events. That section of I-40 is very precarious. It sees a lot more rocks and boulders hitting the road and closing it down then it does flooding, but flooding is in this case a much more serious problem. That section of I-40 runs parallel to the Pigeon River for most of that section. There are also a couple of tunnels along that stretch of interstate as well. I've been up and down that road many many times. The only thing that the state of North Carolina is going to be able to afford to do is an in-place repair, and it's going to take them at least a year to do that. In order to fix that section of interstate to prevent it from being affected by flooding or landslides in the future is an expense that would require a lot of money given to the state of North Carolina and Tennessee from the federal government. I don't personally see that happening.

[@Foofrarf23]

As Doc from Back to The Future said before: "We may have to blast!!"

[@mikedonovan4434]

Repair the highway as follows: (1) First and foremost, hire a competent and proven contractor; (2) Drive i-beams into ground until they reach bedrock; (3) install corrugated steel sheets and attach to i-beams; (4) backfill with rock and concrete; (5) add road surface; (6) install concrete road barriers at edge of hillside; (7) drape steel fence across hillside to contain boulders. These methods are used effectively throughout the US.

[@darrellbrackett7948]

Great production. Thanks.

[@1966spyderco]

CDOT rebuilt similar damage in Boulder County West of Boulder in the Mountains during historical flooding several years ago after torrential rains for several days. Even down along the Front Range of Colorado roads were wiped out. It will get done and its amazing to see crews making it happen. Some roads never got rebuilt and folks never moved back. Politics is what will ruin progress.

[@jreagins1]

It's INTERSTATE 40, not Highway 40.

[@NotTrumpNOMatterwhat]

OK KAREN.

[@davidanalyst671]

thanks, Karen

[@MrWas-g6o]

Karen about 40? WOW, ITS A FREEWAY NOT YOUR DOGS NAME.

[@donkey3187]

People refer to it as Hwy 40 all the time...get over it.

[@tedlewis3622]

I drove a semi through there many times. A shock to see one of my favorite routes just gone!

[@dmm3124]

I agree. It is my favorite highway to drive.

[@johnhudelson2652]

I say leave the existing stretches of 2 lane roads as is, and spend the money to reroute I-40.

[@c103110a]

So...30-60 minute delays on that stretch forever?

[@jss27560]

Where should Tenn reroute their side of the interstate?

[@swl9270]

@@jss27560 and are folks willing to disrupt the supply chain via this major artery? Thought not…

[@thomaslavin3640]

Wow that's a 😮 lots of damage, good luck 🤞, good people of North Carolina and Tennessee areas..🙏

[@krazyj1957]

My father was raised in Asheville and we used to drive that highway every time we went to visit my Grandparents, so sad.

[@breakinghues2751]

Hopefully they add another lane when they rebuild this section. One of the most dangerous sections of interstate in the country.

[@c103110a]

Whaaaat?

[@jss27560]

I95 says hi. LOL

[@jl6714]

Still blows my mind😢

[@AmericanGirl6128]

It absolutely blows Everyone's mind. I'm Spruce Pine...we see something strange we missed just about every day...

[@nasis18]

It collapsed in the same place when Ivan came through in 2005.

[@JeffDeWitt]

I was hoping to seen an answer to the question. I'm no highway expert but it seems like some of the other posters are right, this road should be rebuilt like Glenwood Canyon, it would cost more but the road would be more stable in the long run. I'm also happy to see a prediction I made right after the storm seems to be coming true. When the first pictures of this damage came out I predicted they'd have two lanes open by the end of the year, and it looks like I might be right!

[@redmesa2975]

Need to rebuild it with a design similar to Glenwood Canyon in Colorado.

[@tommyluke6407]

Lots of rocks, earth and many devoted skilled Americans !!

[@davidanalyst671]

and wayyyy too much tax money because the governnment has to fck everything up

[@Commentleaver-c6x]

Maybe even some Mexicans. Any time I have been in North Carolina and see road construction it’s all Hispanic workers.

[@jeffputman3504]

Fun fact - Fifty years ago, the Tennessee Valley Authority proposed building 14 dams in Western North Carolina. Local organizations opposed them, and they were canceled. Those dams would have substantially reduced the flooding that occurred.

[@roadtripper5553]

Looks like a man of integrity.

[@chrisheartworks1483]

Armor it with 8’ minus Rip Rap. We too had this type of flooding this summer in Vermont. We supplied thousands of tons of rock to armor banks and completely rebuild roads from bedrock up. Start blasting, the rock is right there on site.

[@richardbrown8794]

They will let the governor make those. Decisions .He is a genius.

[@rtm365bnc]

Like Rte # 4 to Killington didn’t hold up to well to storm damage a few years back. Maybe just declare country bankrupt and get a fresh start. We have Musk with amassed huge wealth, but when does he help out others, hum🤔

[@Onoma314]

It's almost like building roads next to rivers is a bad idea

[@patmcbride9853]

But rivers cut valleys that are used to avoid building long tunnels. It all comes down to trouble and cost.

[@robstimson4234]

All over this country and elsewhere roads, railroads and businesses are built in river valleys. Now we are in the EARLY stages of global warming. Cowabunga!

[@patmcbride9853]

@@robstimson4234 We are actually coming out of a mini ice age and might be entering another.

[@robstimson4234]

@@patmcbride9853 The key word there is "might". Right now, 12/14/2024, everything predicted by climate scientists is occuring, it is devastating all over the Earth and it is ramping up exponentially. With the ice melting at both poles and in glaciers that are very distant from the poles, there are zero signs we are easing into an ice age.

[@GHG_513]

@@patmcbride9853hopefully save the #Polar_Bears

[@bcbloc02]

Looks like it would be way better to dig it out to bedrock below river level then poor a concrete dam like structure like the Hoover dam full height to the roadway. It could incorporate diversion weirs to direct the water to the opposite bank to prevent erosion in that turn.

[@robopaul9]

This is when those engineers who recommended better plans say "I told you" after being told it's too expensive

[@IIBundo]

can we get a full documentary on this reconstruction effort?

[@steelmaster73]

And another section of 40 just collapsed the other day right near this section...

[@PsychoticGenius]

I wonder when and how they purpose to fix 321 going into NC from TN,it goes around Watauga Lake and parts of it are gone.

[@edsalinas9996]

Um, how long did you say it would take?

[@RandyReneau]

The crazies that designed the road were out of their minds, it’s always been screw up back when they started building it. Rockslides and building parallel to the pigeons river. What can you do but fail.

[@kevinthomas8331]

Shouldn’t build at the top of bank. Put it on concrete caissons like a bridge. It looks like it’s base is a previous bench slide.

[@paulthesoundguy1]

The highway was built on dirt next to the river….DUH. Sorry that slipped out

[@davidanalyst671]

common sense doesn't seem to be that comon these days.

[@swl9270]

Have you ever visited our area? Oh so you know the other side of the interstate there is a HUMONGOUS MOUNTAIN? Oh ok…..just checking

[@paulthesoundguy1]

@@swl9270 yes actually I do know there is a mountain….I am simply stating that the engineers who designed this highway did not build correct foundations in the road bed to protect against the river…..there are excellent examples of correctly designed highways of interstate 70 through Colorado. As an idea of what I mean

[@swl9270]

@@paulthesoundguy1the engineers that built it could not have predicted a 1000 year flood!

[@paulthesoundguy1]

@ please read the comment by #dougsteffen….. and you will understand more…everyone knew that this highway was built In The wrong spot and yet they did it anyway.

[@Retired88M]

They should build 2 bridges across the water at the beginning and end of the curve to stay on the eddy which doesn’t get the harsh erosion. Or even get some railroad construction companies in there to figure it out

[@Hopelesswanderer81]

Want to see more HELENE FOOTAGE. I fly and live HERE!!

[@ILM787]

What about a secant pile wall to hold the road and protect from the river?

[@z352kdaf8324]

Well not off to a good start. Didn't it already fail? Or was that another stretch of road?

[@doskraut]

Any geological expert hell even a gold prospector will tell you the greeter force of a creek, stream and river is always stronger one the outside bend of a turn as you can see in the video. When the road was put in it should have been on the opposite side of that turn (inside bend.)

[@kellahobbs9232]

Pretty easy, you take out as much of the mountain and shove the rock over the edge toward the river, then bolt a fence to the mountain to stop loose rock from rolling out in roadway.

[@Bobrogers99]

From reading the comments, it appears that the location of this section of highway was chosen for political reasons and against the advice of the Army Corps of Engineers, and it has needed constant repairs. Perhaps relocating rather than rebuilding would be a better and less expensive choice in the long run.

[@kellahobbs9232]

Obviously these guys have never worked on road in the mountains. This should be a fix that could be easily done. Wow just Wow. They should be able to get this going pretty quick

[@erthmthr]

Apparently nothing is learned from this disaster as the road & railroad once again gets built in the exact same location, Welcome to DejaVu Road.

[@GOPRepubliklan]

$100M to fix this vs. $5B+ to rebuild it on a new alignment, I get it. Should have never been built there but now it's there.

[@swl9270]

Yet you continue to consume and expect to consume thi bf undelivered until. Do you realize the time and impact involved if the rail bed isn’t repaired asap? I live in these gorgeous mountains and currently miss the train that would have traveled that section of track in the video ad it rolled thrum my tiny town here in TN! We want the rails repaired and trains rolling to keep you, yes you in all things you use that travel by rail to be loaded on a truck to be delivered to your local W store.

[@Olderlady]

Florida's Army Corp of Engineers showed up and showed off. They built temporary bridges and roadways. The Good Ole Boys showed up and put in dirt roads. That's how it's done...common sense and know-how. Construction Companies and the Government would have taken years to do what these guys did in days. They'll take a decade or more. They've been working on I-85 around Greenville for over 40 years.

[@philiphorner31]

Highway 70 in California has this problem a lot.

[@kenneycooper6199]

As a tractor trailer driver I’ve been through there many times and it always concerned me because there have been a few times that rock slides have closed the road. I often wondered why did they build a major interstate through there. But I’m just a driver.

[@TEC_Stuff]

It would seem to me that ANY roads running alongside river or streams would be prone erosion every year during Spring flooding. I would think it would make sense to cross over waterways and then steer as clear of them as possible. I realize it makes for pretty scenery and for lower initial costs, but for the long run it doesn’t make much sense. Government entities and politicians don’t usually think in terms of making things that last for many years. It is just a matter of sporadic big revenue projects for jobs. We as Americans need to start thinking bigger.

[@Outrageousevil2010]

Oh this gonna take a long time

[@Davidjohnson-zd3bk]

Just like they did in the west Virginia turnpike!!! It takes years

[@scottsasser7749]

I'm not a engineer but I know if you put dig that mountain back. It's too steep in that area that you're showing. The best thing to do is put a tunnel through that mountain. They do it all the time. It's gonna be a lot better who in the right mind. Puts a road next to a river in the first place. Just because it might have been a train. Route or back in when vehicles were first being made. There must have been a road to there, but it's all coming chats. Put tunnels through the mountains. You don't put a road by a river in the first place.

[@pfflyer3381]

Really, How did the highway get there to begin with?

[@nev.catalyst7478]

aliens

[@DeereX748]

I'd love to see the DOT's plan to restore where the eastbound road bed was so they can replace the eastbound lanes. Can they trench the riverbed to alter its path like was done on a smaller scale in the Chimney Rock Gorge, allowing them to fill the enormous washed out area where the eastbound lanes once were? Can some sort of retaining wall be built that can withstand the Pigeon River's currents during high water?

[@patmcbride9853]

Concrete pours like those used to build major dams. Just keep pouring massive foundations deep enough to stop erosion. All it would take is the money wasted on Ukraine and Africa by the outgoing administration.

[@petertaviano9593]

Maybe a temporary repair , fine. But maybe NC DOT ought to look at a total reroute around that area. Been done before. Call The Pennsylvania Turnpike Authority, they have rerouted the turnpike around antiquated tunnels in several locations. They might be able to lend a hand!

[@swl9270]

Us as you can see the tunnel wasn’t the problem

[@Oldguy-k3t]

How about blasting the mountain opposite of the river?

[@dmm3124]

Why not reroute the river?

[@lucmarchand617]

Need more rock bolts and H beams this long job and tough.I hope nc dot learn on this.This is not cheap repairs and cost sad but must be done anyway.😮

[@FYMASMD]

Proofread your comments. This is a jumbled mess.

[@Oldschoolrules123]

Question is , will whatever they do hold up if it happens again. Flooding like this has happened before, no one was here to see it and there weren't roads and towns around to be damaged.

[@sspoonless]

Side of mountain is not the biggest problem. Its the erosive water flow.

[@sharonrhoney4146]

Absolutely unbelievable

[@davidanalyst671]

no, its believable. next.

[@dano1234v]

Take the hiway that disappeared and go above the existing road, like on I 70 west of Glenwood springs

[@canadiantrucker9574]

They are going to need shale ballast. That is what Canadian railroads have used since the beginning of time for the railway industry. May want to buddy up with Canada and have it brought down from up north

[@digirepp]

Think about historic ages "OLD" Highway 1 in Calif and the issues that have occurred since it was built. Re: Erosion from the water.

[@may86bear]

Two way traffic is very dangerous; especially with today’s drivers 😮

[@johnhudelson2652]

In days past, that was all you had before the Interstates, except for a few stretches of 4 lane roads.

[@johnhudelson2652]

A rigid 35 mph speed limit, along with speed cameras, would make the two lane stretches safer.

[@dmm3124]

@@johnhudelson2652 Nope

[@heavenleigh111]

By getting all of the large rocks back out of the river and putting them back on the banks where they came from just like the rail road was doing until the epa stopped them

[@LkOutMtnMan]

Being an engineer I would have blasted large sections of rock from the bank next to the road and shoved all the rock over to the river bank to fill it in for the other lane that's missing. The idea that a chert foundation for the road would withstand the water erosion in a curve was absurd! Large boulders from the bank or hauled in would last many years.

[@charlierumsfeld6626]

Why build the highway in this geology?

[@Dnn411]

NOTHING will hold back Mother Nature.

[@fastst1]

Big excavators, big dozers, run down stream and fetch all your rock back to build a base, make the rest from solid RCC

[@patmcbride9853]

Lots of rocks and dirt need to be moved. Move it to the rebuild site. Too bad politics didn't allow for the better route when it was originally planned.

[@CynthiaBoggs-o4u]

I hope it stays in place. If it does maybe they can fix US 23 as well.

[@vettalex459]

50 billion dollars whew one hell of a number

[@VirginiaPendleton-q5e]

They might have to take down some of the mountain. Leave the river alone. JS

[@Doghunter0222]

We need to think before we rebuild these roads, get them further away from the water so if this doesn’t happen again

[@psychiatry-is-eugenics]

2:32 should use the mountain to fill

[@demigodq6083]

Why dont they build a bridge away from the mountain like I-70 in Colorado

[@kenfix2740]

Yup. Raised highway. Pilings into riverbed.

[@-Katastrophe]

You've got two options; move the river or move the road.

[@jameslovelace8958]

That same section washed out about 15 years ago. They said they got it fixed and it would never happen again. Guess they got that wrong.

[@StsFiveOneLima]

2004. Hurricane Ivan.

[@pppjourneyonabike5992]

Make it like a bridge

[@dusttoodust888]

Perhaps this time they will get it right or at least until the next colossal 30-day unprecedented storm that no one could foresee.

[@jeffcarpenter396]

I would build the road on other side of river and then bridge it over few miles ahead

[@idaho_7407]

Nails and concrete = temporary fix. Cut the mountain and pack it into the fault below = far more permanent fix.

[@DustinN828]

Wouldn’t be a bad idea to blast into the mountain to remap the road parts.

[@Turner.1]

You pile drive steel into the bedrock of the river,creating a wall of steel,then build concrete dam wall that diverts the water away from the bank,,if the river turns towards highway gotta have a diversionary wall,other it won't be fixed properly, long term fix money wise,but needs done immediately, no career job,slow poke stuff

[@glennjohnso310]

I worked in road construction for over 35 years and it never ceases to amaze me at the stupidity of southern engineering.

[@dmm3124]

What is "pall drive stell?"

[@Turner.1]

@dmm3124 missed spelled by computer "pile driver" it should read..,

[@glennjohnso310]

Another English teacher.😱

[@Turner.1]

@glennjohnso310 we need an editor ,spellchecker that actually works without defects,and changing words,that we type ,

[@law7116]

You just simply blast more of the mountain out build a retaining wall and move the road more away from the rivers highest flood crest.

[@justicelizana2517]

Gonna have to cut into the mountain for new road don’t know what else to tell em

[@marcwguidry6198]

Well people do you want to know how bad hurricane Katrina did to Louisiana and all the hurricanes that have been and now ? All I can say is that it will take years for things to look like your accomplishing something so get ready

[@wjp13]

INTERSTATE 40. It’s not just any “highway.”

[@Jerrymc1975]

It fell back into the river again the other day

[@kathygriffin9465]

Double decker highway? NO WAY!! There has to be a safer way.

[@cliffward6274]

You better use better engineers this time