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Why doesn't anyone want to fix one of America's scariest roads?

41 points · 62 comments · adrianhon

  1. devy · · focus · HN ↗
    Not as scary as this: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dot.alaska.gov&#x2F;highways&#x2F;dalton&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dot.alaska.gov&#x2F;highways&#x2F;dalton&#x2F;
    1. sandworm101 · · focus · HN ↗
      The dalton is a low risk road spread along a great distance. For real terror, a few dangerous miles of road require an Army to navigate safely.

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Rogers_Pass_(British_Columbia)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Rogers_Pass_(British_Columbia)

      &gt;&gt; to keep the highway and railway open during the winter, the Royal Canadian Artillery has since used 105-millimetre (4.1 in) howitzers to knock down unstable snow under controlled circumstances to reduce avalanche hazards. Stopping is prohibited in high-risk locations.

      1. devy · · focus · HN ↗
        Low risk? Not if you travel on Winter on non-winterized vehicle &#x2F; tires and without extra food, water and fuel for heating. The nature is cruel.
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