I-90 Rockfall Design-Build Awards: 2014 Montana Contractors Association Best Reconstruction of a Rural Project Award and the 2015 Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Montana, Special Projects Category In spring of 2013, unusually wet conditions caused several large rockslides along Interstate 90, which provides a vital means of transportation through the Rocky Mountains. The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) was forced to close the westbound lanes and installed temporary containment rails. However, MDT knew this was a temporary fix and started a slope stabilization project. Sure enough, another slide a mile down the road followed suit a year later. DueRead More →

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