The Colorado Transportation Commission has voted to authorize $2 million to replace the avalanche mitigation systems at Loveland Pass on U.S. Highway 6.
The avalanche mitigation systems produced by Gazex were installed along a set of slide paths known as the Seven Sisters in 2015, Colorado Department of Transportation Deputy Chief Financial Officer Bethany Nicholas told the commission at its November meeting.
The remote-controlled systems are “known to be unreliable and present an elevated risk of catastrophic failure,” Nicholas said. The systems on the east side of Loveland Pass have experienced three failures, the most recent happening last February, she said…