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Title:

Rockfall Hazard Assessment and Remediation at Hano Village Hopi Indian Reservation, Polacca, AZ

Abstract:

In November 2001, personnel from the Central Federal Lands Highway Division FHWA, began working with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Hopi tribe to mitigate pending rockfall hazards at First Mesa, AZ. This report describes the factors contributing to rockfall hazards at First Mesa, the various construction, environmental, and cultural limitations on remediation, alternative recommendations for hazard mitigation, and the expected results of the rock removal effort

Source(s):

82nd Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, FHWA Central Federal Lands Highway Division. For an electronic copy of this resource, please direct your request to WeatherFeedback@dot.gov.

Date: 2003

Author:

DeMarco

Keywords:


Safety
Environment

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