Photos by Will Murajda, DoT Division 14 Location and Surveys
UPDATED on Jan. 18
U.S. 64 between Buck Creek Road and Brush Creek Road will remain closed until the end of the month pending weather while a contractor repairs 80 feet of embankment recently damaged during heavy storms.
Pictured below is an aerial video of the mud slide along US-64 in the Cullasaja Gorge taken on Jan. 10 after heavy rainfall.
NCDOT engineers met on Jan. 10 in the Cullasaja Gorge with officials from GeoStabilization Inc, which will design and construct repairs.
The steep shoulder area needs to be rebuilt in the Cullasaja Gorge along US-64.
The initial design involves installing micro-piles, building a wall atop the piles and finishing with shoulder construction.
An aerial view of the mudslide.
This article will be updated if the date of completion changes.
The cut where the slide occurred almost reaches the road’s center line.
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DoT crews have their work cut out for them repairing the shoulder along US-64.