Suhua Highway Rockfall Damages Dashuikeng Tunnel, Energy-Absorbing Curtain-Type Protective Nets to Be Added
A rockfall occurred on Suhua Highway, Provincial Highway 9, 159.4k, damaging the roof of the Dashuikeng Tunnel, which was under repair. The Highway Bureau plans to add energy-absorbing curtain-type rockfall protective nets to reduce impact energy and enhance safety.
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Central News Agency (Reporter Li Hsien-Feng, Hualien County, 26th) – A landslide occurred on Suhua Highway, Provincial Highway 9, 159.4k early this morning. A rockfall nearly 3 meters in size damaged the roof of the Dashuikeng Tunnel, which was under repair. The Highway Bureau will add energy-absorbing curtain-type rockfall protective nets to reduce the impact energy of falling rocks and enhance the safety of construction personnel and road users during the tunnel repair project.
The Eastern District Maintenance Engineering Branch of the Highway Bureau pointed out that a rockfall and landslide occurred on Suhua Highway, Provincial Highway 9, 159.4k Dashuikeng section early this morning. The rescue team has completed aerial photography, fully grasped the overall slope conditions, and immediately consulted with a consulting company to discuss subsequent repair methods. After evaluation, it will adopt steel section materials to urgently fill the tunnel's damaged section, quickly restoring its structural protection function.
The Highway Bureau also plans to add energy-absorbing curtain-type rockfall protective nets on the upper slope of the tunnel, approximately 50 meters high, to reduce the impact energy of falling rocks and enhance the safety of construction personnel and road users during the tunnel repair project.
The Eastern District Maintenance Engineering Branch stated that to ensure safe passage, current measures include 24-hour monitoring personnel to guide traffic. They will also continuously review traffic control measures based on subsequent slope stability. The highway authority will fully push forward with the disaster recovery project to restore road service functions as soon as possible. (Edited by: Huang Ming-Hsi) 1150426
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The Eastern District Maintenance Engineering Branch of the Highway Bureau pointed out that a rockfall and landslide occurred on Suhua Highway, Provincial Highway 9, 159.4k Dashuikeng section early this morning. The rescue team has completed aerial photography, fully grasped the overall slope conditions, and immediately consulted with a consulting company to discuss subsequent repair methods. After evaluation, it will adopt steel section materials to urgently fill the tunnel's damaged section, quickly restoring its structural protection function.
The Highway Bureau also plans to add energy-absorbing curtain-type rockfall protective nets on the upper slope of the tunnel, approximately 50 meters high, to reduce the impact energy of falling rocks and enhance the safety of construction personnel and road users during the tunnel repair project.
The Eastern District Maintenance Engineering Branch stated that to ensure safe passage, current measures include 24-hour monitoring personnel to guide traffic. They will also continuously review traffic control measures based on subsequent slope stability. The highway authority will fully push forward with the disaster recovery project to restore road service functions as soon as possible. (Edited by: Huang Ming-Hsi) 1150426
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