Three O'Bellx systems, pictured here will be installed along the Mother Cline slide path at mile post 89. Highway 550 north of the summit of Red Mountain Pass.
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600 800 The Colorado Department of Transportation will begin construction Monday to install permanent avalanche control infrastructure along U.S. The Mother Cline path will be equipped with the O’Bellx system because the beginning of the slide path is smaller in radius and requires a less forceful blast, and the Gazek is more powerful. Unlike the Gazek, the egg-shaped O’Bellx device must be removed from its concrete pad by a helicopter before each season and have its gas supply refilled. Similar to the Gazeks, the O’Bellx can be remotely triggered and uses a mixture of hydrogen and propane gas to create an explosion which will trigger an avalanche.
0 Video YouTube 480 360 The Mother Cline slide path, at mile post 89, will be controlled with three O'Bellx systems. The exploder nozzles are permanent fixtures, mounted on a concrete pad, and fed by gas lines that pressurize the chamber from a remote location. The devices are remotely controlled and use a mixture of propane and oxygen that, when triggered with a spark, create a sonic concussion with a 328-foot effective radius. Blue Willow and Blue Point, at mile post 81, will be controlled using two Gazeks. Five avalanche control devices will be constructed along three known slide paths, Blue Point, Blue Willow and Mother Cline. Traffic delays of up to 20 minutes could occur weekdays beginning July 11, lasting through July 17. Highway 550 north of the summit of Red Mountain Pass, between Silverton and Ouray. (Courtesy of Colorado Department of Transportation) Contractors working for the Colorado Department of Transportation began work Monday to install five avalanche control units along known side paths on U.S. Two Gazek systems, which send a concussive force created by an explosion of pressurized gas downward, will be installed along two slide paths at mile post 81. CDOT installs permanent avalanche control equipment on Red Mountain Pass Some traffic impacts expected through July 17 600 800 The Colorado Department of Transportation will begin construction Monday to install permanent avalanche control infrastructure along U.S.
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