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Title: EFFECTS OF EL NINO STORMS: CALIFORNIA'S PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
Accession Number: 00791610
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: During January-March 1998, heavy rains from El Nino storms caused widespread damage along California's central coast. There were numerous road closures due mainly to landslides, flooding, and debris flows. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) estimates that the storms caused $16 million in damage along a 112-km (70-mi) stretch from Carmel in Monterey County to the San Luis Obispo County Line. A team of Caltrans engineers and 10 private contractors worked continually on the reconstruction effort, mobilizing approximately 150 people and a huge array of heavy equipment. Protecting the environment of the coast was a major element of the rebuilding strategy. When reconstruction was completed, approximately 380,000 cu m of material (soil, rocks, and debris) had been moved. This article provides details of the landsliding and the mitigation measures.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Duffy, J DPagination: p. 21-22,39
Publication Date: 2000-3
Serial: Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Construction; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I42: Soil Mechanics; I43: Rock Mechanics; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Apr 27 2000 12:00AM
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