US 550 Rockfall 2014

Rockfall Update:

SINGLE-LANE, ALTERNATING TRAFFIC.
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Rockfall fence installation February 5, 2014. Rockfall fence installation February 5, 2014.
Rockfall fence installation February 5, 2014.

Rockfall fence installation February 5, 2014. Placement of netting.


Placement of netting 1-29-14. Photo courtesy of Dan Bender, La Plata County Sheriff’s Office.

Photo courtesy of Dan Bender, La Plata County Sheriff’s Office.

A helicopter from Silverton Mountain drops safety provisions and supplies to crews on the mountain. Photo, courtesy of Dan Bender, assisting from neighboring La Plata County Sheriff’s Office.

Silverton Mtn. helicopter is helping transport rockfall netting to the site; weather dependent, the netting work could begin Thursday; please watch for an update to be sent to local communities and media statewide later this evening. Photo, courtesy of Dan Bender, assisting from neighboring La Plata County Sheriff’s Office.