Red Hill rockfall mitigation begins on Highway 82 just east of Carbondale

Red Hill rockfall mitigation begins on Highway 82 just east of Carbondale

A rockfall mitigation project will result in traffic holds throughout the summer near Carbondale on Colorado Highway 82. The Colorado Department of Transportation, in partnership with Rock Supremacy, began rockfall mitigation on Monday alongside CO Highway 82 they announced on their website.  “This is an area where we have seen multiple rockslides and traffic impacts because of falling rocks and debris. We are glad to finally be able to do mitig…

Patterns of fatal non-seismic rockfalls in Spain

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. A fascinating new paper (Corominas et al. 2025) has just been published in the journal Geoenvironmental Disasters that describes the compilation and analysis of a new dataset on fatal non-seismic rockfalls in Spain. The dataset extends back for 220 years – a remarkable feat in itself – although the detailed analysi…

Rockfall mitigation project to begin on CO 82 Red Hill

May 5, 2025 - Northwestern Colorado - Motorists should plan for occasional 20-minute traffic holds