Progress!
According to local media, the rock removal might be completed by the end of next week. The work is being done by Inyo County, Caltrans, a scaling company, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the USFS. They are focusing on drilling, blasting and clearing the road by pushing the rock over the edge of the road.
The rock pile is about 100 feet long, 30 feet wide and up to 50 feet in height. This is of the rock that has come down so far; estimated volume is 5,000 cubic yards.
After the rock has been removed, road damage will be evaluated. Until then it will be difficult to estimate a time for road repairs to be complete.
The initial cost to the County is about $1 million.
The slope above the initial rock slide is still unstable; hopefully we will not have another. This is very promising, but don't get too excited. More news as it develops.
Last edited by Bob West; 02/28/17 08:15 AM.
