Alaska highway officials say the lake behind the "Damalanche" that has cut Valdez off from the state's road system since last week has drained and the area should soon be safe enough for crews to begin removing a huge avalanche debris field.
Alaska Department of Transportation workers finished clearing an avalanche on the north end of the Richardson Highway closure, at around Mile 39, on Wednesday.
The road remains closed from Mile 12 to 18, where a massive slide blocked the highway and dammed the Lowe River, creating a large lake that has now apparently drained.
"It looks like the water is back within its normal river channel," said DOT maintenance engineer Jason Sakalaskas.
John 12:24 "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit."
31 January 2014
Valdez: Lake Formed by Avalanche in the River Has Drained
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Even the avalanches are bigger in Alaska!
LOL! Texas wanted to be bigger, but they have remarkably few snow-slides in TX... go figure.
Highest point in Texas, Guadalupe Peak 8,751' on a line of Latitude South of San Diego. Probably don't need to worry unduly about avalanches.
Well, not snow slides, anyway. :)
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