@@SundayCookingRemixyeah because what you’re referring to is isolated to only this country. No other countries/nations were ever taken over by force, right?
The interest on the national debt is over a trillion a year, who cares about a few billion for some roads. Thankfully, the private group of banks that we owe the money to keep lending us money.
Its literally impossible to fix that road other than to put in bridge sections . The mountain looks a little steep to be trying to dig into it,but i guess its possible but however they fix it, it will certainly be costly and this is just one little spot in the destruction of it all. These people have it worse than Florida.
Driven steel piling like is used everywhere on local, State, and Federal highways. The stretch of Interstate has always had a problem with the hill side boulders and slides. It;s been closed many times over the years.
@@heyinway Strange, I can't hammer a nail into bedrock but you think that a pile driver is going to drive steel through bedrock? You literally would have to drill holes through the bedrock before even attempting to put anything in there. Yes I'm retired from road construction.
With all the trees why didn’t that stop the flooding and landslide. Trees still standing but highway not. I drove through NC once and the mountains it was a difficult drive and got so car sick up and down for hours. It might have to be rerouted. As a scientist I know it’s more difficult to repair than to replace and start over. More expensive to repair sometimes too. A complete reroute!
When I was a kid, sometimes mom and dad didn't want to drive through this area because of the weather, so we had to drive all the way through Georgia for HOURS to avoid taking i40 through the mountains... and Georgia interstates are very boring and full of pine trees. Absolutely zero tunnels. I looked forward to going through that tunnel.
So hard to see this, knowing how difficult it will be to correct. Thinking of all the issues the states and towns will face and praying for your courage and determination.
I have read westerns about this part of the country, and the route was famous back in the early 1800s. There were 2-3 inns along the road, and no mans land in between the stockades that were built around the inns.
Wow Yeah rhats some serious damage...Ive seen that sorta thing in Louisiana...road just gone....Good luck with repairs, hope things get righted soon! 1:39
Seems like they need to re-route part of I-40 and put it up on bridge spans that are dug down into the bedrock. That will certainly cost a lot. This road has been closed a number of times over the years for various reasons. Maybe it is time to make some significant changes. Get it away from that river.
@@brendasnow8255 I was thinking it has been decades since the highway was put in. Perhaps with today's technology NCDOT could route the Interstate in a different way that could avoid being washed out. Not sure if it is the same deal but US 35 in West Virginia going from Interstate 64 into Ohio used to run right along the river. They rebuilt the highway and up and away from the river now.
@@jefferysmith5921 I honestly don’t see how. Not an expert, of course, The mountains are still rock. Not to mention, the route I-40 takes is the straightforward one, despite being steep with lots of curves, and I-40 is a major road that stretches all the way from the west to the east coast.
@@1s1k97 I just moved here, but I see your point daily. Still love living here even through natural disasters. Must be all those Californians that brought all their bad luck to Asheville.
Is that even repairable? I think they are going to have to cut into the mountain and shift the highway over at least two lane widths. That will cost a lot of money and time.
Damn……the sheer power of water 😳 driving through that area will definitely be a long time. The best thing in my opinion if that side is stable to take 40 WB side put concrete dividers and have one lane be 40 East and 40 West 🤔
That'll likely be the temporary solution while they rebuild the riverside portion, for sure. The outside of a curve in a channel is where erosion is concentrated, so unless they can buttress the base of the slope below the road, it's gong to be a serious challenge. And there undoubtedly would be major obstacles (both physical and regulatory) to overcome to restructure the channel so that flow is concentrated on the other side of the valley - something to be done during the lowest water flow in the summer.
I guess it will be one lane highway in the future. At least one lane works and dynamically monitor/distribute the traffic between locals and highway all the time. My two cents.
Not even one lane. There’s a part where the ground under the westbound lanes is even washed away somewhat. That’s undoubtedly weakened the remaining soil.
This entire stretch of highway needs to have an amazing flood control project built, similar to the one that was built in Cumberland Md in the late 1950. This is, I believe, the 4th time this road, a major National highway interstate 40, has been washed out since I've moved to this area 20 years ago. They just keep patching up the road with no real fix.
Great. Yet another stretch of highway that won't be fixed for at least another 10 years. Anybody who's been on I-20 through Shreveport or I-76 through Akron knows exactly what I'm talking about.
We have two major roads closed for overpass repairs almost two years in a major city on the black side of town. One is east west other is north south streets that drivers use everyday. Nothing but rerouted going on two years now. This was from the Biden BBB funds😅😅😅god speed y’all. Why didn’t the trees prevent the landslide better.
Perhaps focus first on just fixing the Westbound side and direct traffic (one lane in each direction) just as TDOT is planning to do. After that is done; perhaps consider the long term project of the Eastbound side atop a raised corridor with bridge pylons into the riverbed itself? Or whichever geography is best suited to carry the load of pillars for a raised corridor. This also allows water and debris to flow under it and in the event a future landslide or rockslide event takes out the eastbound side; hopefully the raised corridor side will still be standing?
It looks like the entire roadbed is unstable, might be better to reroute the damaged sections instead of repair them, this won't be the last mega flood, this is only going to get worse.
I’m currently looking for my friend Andrew Ebner! he also lives in Black Mountain and we haven’t heard anything since the hurricane! please help with any information if you can 🙏🏾💕
People whine about the cold and snow in Montana, at least those events come and go. When the earths forces converge into hurricanes and tornados, those incidents leave lasting marks!
Seconded..never been to Big Sky but I was out delivering papers in rural WNY ( Buffalo area ) during Blizzard of '77. Almost tripped over road curve sign I usually looked UP at. We lived on main drag Rte 20 which somehow stayed passable, just me and a few semis crawlin' along. Had a red hunting jacket so I was fairly visible. Loaders took over a week to clear side road. There's been more since of course but THIS, JFC:0!
This is why you don't build a major interstate right next to a major river. When this was built a long time ago lots of folks said to not build it there. They were right. Pigeon River Valley section of I-40 has had problems before.
My goodness, I-40 sustained some serious damage. Not sure how they are going to effect those repairs, with large portions of the roadway washed away and undercut by the water, but it will likely be a lengthy process. This will likely present a logistic nightmare for both local residents and commerce. Hopefully, in NC construction projects are not as besieged by corruption, cost over-rides, and lengthly delays, as they are in the North East and West Coast.
Baufehler und: Verhöhnung der Elemente. Baut man Tunnel für Flugzeuge? Das Tal ist ein Flussbett - die denkbar schlechteste Streckenführung eines Fahrwegs: allenfalls eine Wasserstraße!
These catastrophic storms are becoming more common in areas like the Georgia, Carolinas, TN and WV. They are going to have to deal with this every year as these Gulf storms usually have to exit over them.
Let's see how good our engineers are to reconstruct the highway for that won't happen again. Yes will be expensive but well money is more important. Hurricane created alot of jobs. Rebuild and come together. Lets make that money.
@@jerrycoggin9434 Is that right? Who announced it? The 12 lane I-75 bridge in ATL was replaced in 44 days, something would normally take a couple of years.
@robertd9850 North Carolina DOT. Have you seen the videos? Fixing that road is going to be a tremendous job. It is not just compromised in one place. There are miles of road that needs to be rebuilt. I think they are going to have to carve more out of the mountain and use that dirt to try and fix what was washed away. Then move the road closure to the mountain. US 6 oover Soldier Summit in Utah was closed for years because of landslide. They had to build a whole new road in a different spot. That might be what happens to I-40, I think. Well, I guess you have seen a video, seeing how we are communicating on a utube comment section. Stupid me.
@@jerrycoggin9434 Dirt can be hauled in from one or a few spots near the interstate. Most of it looks like just backfill with dirt, pack, put riprap down the sides, gravel and pave. Then hopefully plant some trees as it obviously held better where there were trees. If they keep the interstate open, it will take a while, closed they can do it fairly quickly and the contractor will have major incentives to finish on time or early.
Blame local leaders past and present for not having the foresight to deny building structures in a flood plain. Planning commissions, Building inspectors, boards of supervisors, insurance companies, etc, are responsible. A simple fix would be to raise existing structures off the ground a few feet, eliminating basements, etc. If you’re shoveling mud out of your house today, you’re in a flood plain....no matter what local officials say. Rebuilding the same way in the same spot is on YOU. Please don’t make the same mistake twice
Incredible amount of damage!!!!! I heard it could take a year or more to repair all that damage and reopen the interstate!!!! How many hundreds of millions will that cost too??????
They're not going to be able to shore up the ground underneath the expressway. You can't replace all that dirt it's going to have to be done with concrete or Bridges
In this case the routes were planned according to specific guidelines, and connecting cities was an overriding consideration. In this case the ACG were told to use their engineering skills and design a route here.
The water always has first priority. It goes where it damn well feels like with absolutely no consideration
Well, it was here first.
@@martystrasinger3801 as if being here first actually means anything in this country smh
@@SundayCookingRemixyeah because what you’re referring to is isolated to only this country. No other countries/nations were ever taken over by force, right?
That i know......😢
Trucking just got harder.
Kamala doesn’t care about red states anymore 🇺🇸
I live in western NC. Been trucking 25 years. Been thinking of selling the truck and getting out. Now might be the time.
I see massive cost increases for trucks transiting that area.
They can't go through the Smokys - too many switchbacks - too narrow
And with I-26 cut, too, this is going to be a hellacious winter down there. 75 and 77 are going to be packed.
That's going to be an expensive fix.
Don't worry that money just got sent to Israel and Ukraine.
The interest on the national debt is over a trillion a year, who cares about a few billion for some roads. Thankfully, the private group of banks that we owe the money to keep lending us money.
Long fix too. With the ILA strike, supplies are going to be hard to come by.
@@forestsmithjr7623
Most of US debt is owned by retirement funds and pensions.
@@forestsmithjr7623"private group of banks" 👃
This is causing a logistical nightmare. So much frieght comes through this area.
@@geocam2whole east coast
@@GuyFromTheSouth so true
Love that stretch of highway. Hope they can repair
Same here. Especially during Fall.
- Als eine Brücke DURCH das Tal...
@@MSGill645 They have to. It’s a major East/west interstate.
@brendasnow8255 you're correct, they've got too much invested in it to go a different route
Of course it can be repaired.
Its literally impossible to fix that road other than to put in bridge sections . The mountain looks a little steep to be trying to dig into it,but i guess its possible but however they fix it, it will certainly be costly and this is just one little spot in the destruction of it all. These people have it worse than Florida.
You're right. Fixing that is going to be a major undertaking. Maybe it's time for a tunnel through the mountain.
Driven steel piling like is used everywhere on local, State, and Federal highways. The stretch of Interstate has always had a problem with the hill side boulders and slides. It;s been closed many times over the years.
@@Fusion_4000 I'm retired from big road construction,but thanks on informing me how it's done. And steel piling doesn't go through bedrock.
@@heyinway Strange, I can't hammer a nail into bedrock but you think that a pile driver is going to drive steel through bedrock? You literally would have to drill holes through the bedrock before even attempting to put anything in there. Yes I'm retired from road construction.
Just exactly how do you drive a steel beam deep into solid rock?
I’ve driven that road many times, to Asheville and further. It’s a truck route, too.
Praying for the people of North Carolina!
Is it working??
@@seeharvester Cant hurt.
And, East Tennessee, & all victims across the South East.
@@julialane6645 Amen
@@seeharvester😂😂😂😂
I spent 22 years living in Asheville , this stretch of interstate should have never been built it has constant issues it’s truly a black hole of money
Not really an intelligent building decision for a country that doesn't properly maintain infrastructure.
I wonder why the builders didn't turn it south, bypass the mountains, then resume again through Tennessee
@@Factchecker9111 The goal was to provide direct routes to connect cities, so they went through the mountains there.
Spoken like a true Asheville dumbass
With all the trees why didn’t that stop the flooding and landslide. Trees still standing but highway not. I drove through NC once and the mountains it was a difficult drive and got so car sick up and down for hours. It might have to be rerouted. As a scientist I know it’s more difficult to repair than to replace and start over. More expensive to repair sometimes too. A complete reroute!
When I was a kid, sometimes mom and dad didn't want to drive through this area because of the weather, so we had to drive all the way through Georgia for HOURS to avoid taking i40 through the mountains... and Georgia interstates are very boring and full of pine trees. Absolutely zero tunnels. I looked forward to going through that tunnel.
When moving from Ca to NC, we came over these roads in the middle of an afternoon thunderstorm, scary and beautiful.
I go out of my way to stay away from driving through major cities.
So hard to see this, knowing how difficult it will be to correct. Thinking of all the issues the states and towns will face and praying for your courage and determination.
@@marcydobbs1653 I hope this doesn’t become partisan but that we can think creatively and cooperatively on novel solutions.
There was a cold front storm with lots of rain the week of Hurricane Helene. So they got Double Whammy in the same week.
I hope our great state of North Carolina can build back better and sooner.
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ty for the aerial ! Very helpful for those planning a road trip.
The trail that this follows is probably centuries old.
Been washing out all that time I’d bet.
I have read westerns about this part of the country, and the route was famous back in the early 1800s. There were 2-3 inns along the road, and no mans land in between the stockades that were built around the inns.
@@rtqiiInteresting
It was a railroad bed back in the day
Well spend money here instead of overseas might fix the problem.
Well Said!
Shut down 6 months to 1 year for rebuilding
Yeah that's a lot worse than the usual mudslides they get in that stretch through the smokies. Not good
😂, Probably longer than that.
Minimum a yr
On the upside it will be harder for Biden to bring in more Haitians,...
@@petemussoni9111 Obviously you never worked road construction. There's literally miles of road and foundation/ slope/ ground literally gone.
Nature's gonna do what Nature's gonna do.
She's such a sweetie pie.
Wow Yeah rhats some serious damage...Ive seen that sorta thing in Louisiana...road just gone....Good luck with repairs, hope things get righted soon! 1:39
Sometimes, Mother Nature has a way of making us rethink how we work and build!
Seems like they need to re-route part of I-40 and put it up on bridge spans that are dug down into the bedrock. That will certainly cost a lot. This road has been closed a number of times over the years for various reasons. Maybe it is time to make some significant changes. Get it away from that river.
It’s mountain on both sides, and they are rock.
@@brendasnow8255 I was thinking it has been decades since the highway was put in. Perhaps with today's technology NCDOT could route the Interstate in a different way that could avoid being washed out. Not sure if it is the same deal but US 35 in West Virginia going from Interstate 64 into Ohio used to run right along the river. They rebuilt the highway and up and away from the river now.
Yeah but this is NC. They ain’t too bright! 😂
@@jefferysmith5921 I honestly don’t see how. Not an expert, of course, The mountains are still rock. Not to mention, the route I-40 takes is the straightforward one, despite being steep with lots of curves, and I-40 is a major road that stretches all the way from the west to the east coast.
@@1s1k97 I just moved here, but I see your point daily. Still love living here even through natural disasters. Must be all those Californians that brought all their bad luck to Asheville.
Thanks for sharing!
Is that even repairable? I think they are going to have to cut into the mountain and shift the highway over at least two lane widths. That will cost a lot of money and time.
Looks similar to the washout of the road through Yellowstone national park recently.
Damn……the sheer power of water 😳 driving through that area will definitely be a long time. The best thing in my opinion if that side is stable to take 40 WB side put concrete dividers and have one lane be 40 East and 40 West 🤔
That'll likely be the temporary solution while they rebuild the riverside portion, for sure. The outside of a curve in a channel is where erosion is concentrated, so unless they can buttress the base of the slope below the road, it's gong to be a serious challenge. And there undoubtedly would be major obstacles (both physical and regulatory) to overcome to restructure the channel so that flow is concentrated on the other side of the valley - something to be done during the lowest water flow in the summer.
I guess it will be one lane highway in the future. At least one lane works and dynamically monitor/distribute the traffic between locals and highway all the time. My two cents.
It was one lane for decades.
@@brendasnow8255 Yes, one lane for decades before the population boom. You need to stick with things that you know,which I'm sure isn't much.
@@Oldschoolrules123 Whatever!!
Not even one lane. There’s a part where the ground under the westbound lanes is even washed away somewhat. That’s undoubtedly weakened the remaining soil.
It will be two lanes again by spring. Biggest time delay is that you can't spread asphalt when temps are below 50 degrees.
Wow, I just drove up and down that area for my CDL training back in July. That’s terrible…
Correction, I didn't mean to save tooling I meant to say embankment thank you.
Wow‼️‼️ GOD we pray for all those affected by this hurrican.🙏🏿♥️🙏🏿♥️
As a trucker. It’s going to be a long out of route trip to I-26 trying to get to SC. That’s going to be down for awhile
At least one bridge on I26 in TN is gone. Around mm 43 or so. I26 will be closed for at least a year.
So beautiful, wild nature is...
The hard part is having both horizontal interstates damaged at once. Makes rerouting very difficult.
Remember when I40 was shut down back @08 in this area, this is way worse 😮
Mother Nature is beautiful.
Infrastructure: annually kicking can down the road; US choice, race toward the bottom.
What would you have done if you were in charge of the money?
@@gottasay4766definitely wouldn't have sent it overseas to be laundered.
@@Wobbls yes, as DT would do.
All that Ukraine money could have been used to fix hyways, bridges, airports, etc. smh.
@@henrys.6864that’s not the way foreign aide works. Read more. Talk less.
Any information on the Ingle Supermarket headquarters in Black Mountain?
I've driven those areas in years past. It's beautiful, and peaceful. Shame.
Sending Prayers 🙏
If there were readily available drones in the 90's. This is exactly the video I'd expect.
I don't follow.....?
@@seeharvesterThey are referring to the terrible choice of using 480P for the video upload instead of using 4K that the drone camera most likely has.
@@w4shtrey
ah.
Experienceing late late deliveries, to central n.c now. Medical facilities are running low on dietary supplies.etc.
Now how long is it going to be closed? I 85 and 81 are going to be getting even more traffic from the east coast
Prayers for everyone !
how much of the damage resulted from the opening of flood gates at different dams?
This entire stretch of highway needs to have an amazing flood control project built, similar to the one that was built in Cumberland Md in the late 1950. This is, I believe, the 4th time this road, a major National highway interstate 40, has been washed out since I've moved to this area 20 years ago. They just keep patching up the road with no real fix.
The sections of bank with trees did great and the road was unaffected in those wooded sections.
Curious how you repair this.
Especially where there seems to be no foundation left.
Will this take over a year?
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ghee. remember all those Florida folks that thought Florida was to expensive and hot, and moved to NC... can we hear from Ya'll?
Prayers 🙏🕊️🙏
Darn, I can’t visit Asheville now. Oh well.
It's going to take years to rebuild n repair....
My heart aches for everyone affected.
I 26 is also messed up. Wow.
Please help Western NC!
The balancing God - amazing
Should have shown the dam!
Great. Yet another stretch of highway that won't be fixed for at least another 10 years.
Anybody who's been on I-20 through Shreveport or I-76 through Akron knows exactly what I'm talking about.
I-35W in Texas….
Job security.
We have two major roads closed for overpass repairs almost two years in a major city on the black side of town. One is east west other is north south streets that drivers use everyday. Nothing but rerouted going on two years now. This was from the Biden BBB funds😅😅😅god speed y’all. Why didn’t the trees prevent the landslide better.
@@english7451 where the retaining wall gave way on 40 had no trees there.
Road repair crews just got their Christmas bonus early.
How many years before the road gets fixed??
They are saying 3
@@crwnc1775 I say 5+ yrs
Where does one start and how to repair this? Unbelievable hope no one was hurt in this!
Perhaps focus first on just fixing the Westbound side and direct traffic (one lane in each direction) just as TDOT is planning to do. After that is done; perhaps consider the long term project of the Eastbound side atop a raised corridor with bridge pylons into the riverbed itself? Or whichever geography is best suited to carry the load of pillars for a raised corridor. This also allows water and debris to flow under it and in the event a future landslide or rockslide event takes out the eastbound side; hopefully the raised corridor side will still be standing?
Asheville NC and chimney rock NC are both gone completely washed away
Not an engineer but the only fix I would think would fix it would be a very expensive retaining wall with adequate drainage...I may be wrong...
Tunnel sir , unfortunately or a suspension bridge
from an Engineer.. you are 100% wrong.
Yes. You're wrong
It already had a retaining wall with drainage….
Just went thru that tunnel in March
I've been whitewater rafting down that river
It looks like the entire roadbed is unstable, might be better to reroute the damaged sections instead of repair them, this won't be the last mega flood, this is only going to get worse.
Reroute where?
Yes, it will only get worse. Our planet is in crisis, caused by the greed and ignorance of humans. 💔
@@cformosaNot that simple.
@@brendasnow8255 Maybe a 2-mile (or 10-mile?) tunnel in the mountainside?
I wonder where the water flowed BEFORE the dams...
Bad time of the year for this to have happened as we are heading towards winter. Just makes the effort that much more difficult.
I’m currently looking for my friend Andrew Ebner! he also lives in Black Mountain and we haven’t heard anything since the hurricane! please help with any information if you can 🙏🏾💕
People whine about the cold and snow in Montana, at least those events come and go. When the earths forces converge into hurricanes and tornados, those incidents leave lasting marks!
Seconded..never been to Big Sky but I was out delivering papers in rural WNY ( Buffalo area ) during Blizzard of '77. Almost tripped over road curve sign I usually looked UP at. We lived on main drag Rte 20 which somehow stayed passable, just me and a few semis crawlin' along. Had a red hunting jacket so I was fairly visible. Loaders took over a week to clear side road.
There's been more since of course but THIS, JFC:0!
soo crazy....
This is why you don't build a major interstate right next to a major river. When this was built a long time ago lots of folks said to not build it there. They were right. Pigeon River Valley section of I-40 has had problems before.
My goodness, I-40 sustained some serious damage. Not sure how they are going to effect those repairs, with large portions of the roadway washed away and undercut by the water, but it will likely be a lengthy process. This will likely present a logistic nightmare for both local residents and commerce. Hopefully, in NC construction projects are not as besieged by corruption, cost over-rides, and lengthly delays, as they are in the North East and West Coast.
I believe the railroad track was beside the river that means no freight through here.
Baufehler und: Verhöhnung der Elemente. Baut man Tunnel für Flugzeuge? Das Tal ist ein Flussbett - die denkbar schlechteste Streckenführung eines Fahrwegs: allenfalls eine Wasserstraße!
These catastrophic storms are becoming more common in areas like the Georgia, Carolinas, TN and WV. They are going to have to deal with this every year as these Gulf storms usually have to exit over them.
Wow. We can turn off those diesel engines. An improvement for the people of North Carolina.
Let's see how good our engineers are to reconstruct the highway for that won't happen again. Yes will be expensive but well money is more important. Hurricane created alot of jobs. Rebuild and come together. Lets make that money.
Meanwhile, they had lane closures the last year along there, to replace the center jersey barriers. All for nothing.
Is it an option to reroute the river?
Wow so sad! 😢
Hurricane Helene Landslide Destroyed Our House in Boone NC. Insurance Denied. We Need Cleanup Help and Aid.
It’ll take several years to repair I-40 through there.
How does one repair these roads? Is there an engineer out there that can explain the how?
Will be months, if not years, before that's fixed.
Not years.
Yes, years. It has already been announced. Closed until September '25. I think it will be longer than that.
@@jerrycoggin9434 Is that right? Who announced it? The 12 lane I-75 bridge in ATL was replaced in 44 days, something would normally take a couple of years.
@robertd9850 North Carolina DOT. Have you seen the videos? Fixing that road is going to be a tremendous job. It is not just compromised in one place. There are miles of road that needs to be rebuilt. I think they are going to have to carve more out of the mountain and use that dirt to try and fix what was washed away. Then move the road closure to the mountain. US 6 oover Soldier Summit in Utah was closed for years because of landslide. They had to build a whole new road in a different spot. That might be what happens to I-40, I think.
Well, I guess you have seen a video, seeing how we are communicating on a utube comment section. Stupid me.
@@jerrycoggin9434 Dirt can be hauled in from one or a few spots near the interstate. Most of it looks like just backfill with dirt, pack, put riprap down the sides, gravel and pave. Then hopefully plant some trees as it obviously held better where there were trees. If they keep the interstate open, it will take a while, closed they can do it fairly quickly and the contractor will have major incentives to finish on time or early.
Obviously not of concern to most folks, but I really gotta wonder how any FISH in the river survived that incredible onslought of mud and debris!
Blame local leaders past and present for not having the foresight to deny building structures in a flood plain. Planning commissions, Building inspectors, boards of supervisors, insurance companies, etc, are responsible. A simple fix would be to raise existing structures off the ground a few feet, eliminating basements, etc. If you’re shoveling mud out of your house today, you’re in a flood plain....no matter what local officials say. Rebuilding the same way in the same spot is on YOU. Please don’t make the same mistake twice
Yes a basement is the issue here…also it’s an “easy fix” right?! 😂
You are mentally deficient
Incredible amount of damage!!!!! I heard it could take a year or more to repair all that damage and reopen the interstate!!!! How many hundreds of millions will that cost too??????
They are saying 3 years
They're not going to be able to shore up the ground underneath the expressway. You can't replace all that dirt it's going to have to be done with concrete or Bridges
Truly sad.
WOW thats wacked.
Not "wacked". Just whack.
@@seeharvester You spell it your way I'll spell it mine.
@@fueledbylove
That's whack.
Should be some Federal money for infrastructure updating ,considering it's importance. Cmon they moved the Colorado River. It can be done.
That is not getting repaired anytime soon.
Lengthy repair once it begins.
256 Schiller Branch
Beautiful part of our country destroyed n never be replaced !!!
WOW
@@chipmunkchatterfarmstead8712 at what? He set us up. It’s all fiction.
Good thing they built the road right next to the river…
Where would you have built it rocket scientist?
Right road realized in wrong location too late.
how on earth will they fix that?! Soil gone!
In the end I blame the Army Corp of Engineers. Its their job to say where to build.
In this case the routes were planned according to specific guidelines, and connecting cities was an overriding consideration. In this case the ACG were told to use their engineering skills and design a route here.
It's the ONLY gorge through the mountains. Should they have built bridges OVER the peaks????????????????
So sad 😢
You can just drive around the edges