Muri Nzeri, hafi icyumweru nyuma y’imvura idasanzwe yibasiye leta, ibihumbi n’ibihumbi bya Kolorado bahatiwe kwimuka mu ngo zabo. Umwuzure n’umwuzure byaviriyemo abantu 10.Barnhardt yibuka kubona imodoka n’amazu y’abaturanyi agenda atemba nk ibikinisho by’abana hafi y'urugo rwe hafi ya St Vrain Creek.
Noneho, nyuma yimyaka hafi icyenda, kanyoni iruhande rwe imaze gukira neza. Igice cyumuhanda wa Colorado 7 wogejwe cyuzuye. Abahanga mu bya siyansi bubatse sisitemu nshya y’igishanga cyagenewe guhangana n’umwuzure uzaza.
Abaturage nka Barnhardt baruhutse ko inyubako yinyubako yarazimiye.
Yaramwenyuye ati: "Ntabwo tugikeneye abaherekeza ngo tugere no mu rugo gusa." Kandi dushobora rwose kuva mu nzira. "
Ku wa kane, abaturage n'abayobozi bo mu ishami rishinzwe gutwara abantu n'ibintu muri Colorado bateraniye hamwe bishimira ko umuhanda wa 7 wafunguwe hagati ya Lyon na Estes Park mbere y'icyumweru cyo kwibuka.
Umuyobozi w'akarere ka CDOT, Heather Paddock, aganira n'abari aho, yavuze ko gusana umuhanda ari byo bya nyuma mu mishinga irenga 200 itandukanye Leta yakoze kuva umwuzure.
Ati: "Ukurikije uburyo ibihugu byihutira gukira ibiza nkibi, kubaka ibyangiritse mu myaka icyenda ni ngombwa rwose, wenda ndetse n'amateka".
Imijyi n’intara birenga 30 kuva i Lyon kugera mu burasirazuba bwa kure kugera i Sterling byatangaje ko umwuzure ukabije muri ibyo birori.CDOT ivuga ko yakoresheje miliyoni zirenga 750 z’amadolari yo gusana umuhanda kuva icyo gihe. Guverinoma z’ibanze zakoresheje amamiliyoni y’amadolari.
Nyuma y’umwuzure, abakozi bakomeje kwibanda ku gusana by'agateganyo imihanda yangiritse nk’umuhanda wa 7.Ibice bifasha imihanda kongera gufungura, ariko bigatuma bashobora kwibasirwa n’ikirere gikaze.
Mutagatifu Vrain Canyon iheruka kurutonde rwa CDOT ruhoraho kuko ni imwe muri koridoro icungwa na leta idacuruzwa cyane kuri Front Range.Bihuza Lyon na parike ya Estes hamwe n’imiryango mito mito nka Ellens Park na Ward. Hafi yimodoka 3.000 zirarengana unyuze muri iyi koridoro buri munsi.
Paddock yagize ati: "Abaturage hano rwose bazungukira byinshi muri uku gufungura." Kandi ni umuhanda munini wo kwidagadura.Irazunguruka cyane kandi abantu benshi baguruka baza hano gukoresha uruzi. ”
Gusana burundu ku Muhanda wa 7 byatangiye muri Nzeri, ubwo CDOT yayifungiraga ku baturage.Mu mezi umunani kuva, abakozi bashize imbaraga zabo ku kirometero 6 cy'umuhanda wangijwe cyane n’umwuzure.
Abakozi basubukuye asfalt yari yashyizwe mu muhanda mu gihe cyo gusana byihutirwa, bongeraho izamu rishya ku bitugu kandi bacukura imyobo mishya y’imisozi, hamwe n’ibindi byateye imbere.Ibimenyetso bisigaye by’ibyangijwe n’umwuzure ni ibimenyetso by’amazi ku nkuta za kanyoni.
Mu turere tumwe na tumwe, abashoferi bashobora kandi kubona ibirundo by’ibiti byaranduwe hafi y’umuhanda.Umuyobozi mukuru wa injeniyeri ushinzwe ubwubatsi muri uyu mushinga, James Zufall, yavuze ko abakozi bo mu bwubatsi bashobora gukenera gushyira mu bikorwa umuhanda umwe umwe mu mpeshyi mbere yo gushyira ku ndunduro kuri umuhanda, ariko izakomeza gufungura burundu.
Zufar ati: "Ni kanyoni nziza, kandi nishimiye ko abantu bagaruka hano." Iyi ni amabuye y'agaciro yihishe mu Ntara ya Boulder. "
Itsinda ry'abahanga ryakoranye n'abakozi b'ubwubatsi kugira ngo bagarure ibirometero birenga 2 bya St.
Amatsinda yo gusana azazana amabuye n'umwanda wogejwe hepfo y’amazi y’umwuzure kandi yongere yubake ibice byangiritse ku gice kimwe.Ibicuruzwa byarangiye byateguwe bisa n’igitanda cy’umugezi gisanzwe mu gihe kizayobora amazi y’umwuzure kure y’umuhanda mushya, nk'uko Corey Engen, perezida w'ikigo cyubaka imigezi Flywater, ushinzwe imirimo.
Engen yagize ati: "Niba nta kintu na kimwe cyakozwe ku ruzi, dushyira ingufu nyinshi mu muhanda kandi dushobora kwangirika cyane."
Umushinga wo gusana uruzi watwaye hafi miliyoni 2 z'amadolari. Kugira ngo umushinga utegurwe, abashakashatsi bashingiye ku rutare n'ibyondo bimaze kuba muri kanyoni nyuma y'umwuzure, nk'uko byatangajwe na injeniyeri wo gusana ibikoresho bya Stillwater Science, Rae Brownsberger, wagiriye inama kuri uyu mushinga.
Ati: "Nta kintu cyatumijwe mu mahanga." Ndatekereza ko byongera agaciro muri rusange ko kuzamura ibidukikije. "
Mu mezi ashize, itsinda ryanditse ibyerekeranye no kugaruka kwabaturage ba trout yabaturage kumugezi. Intama zavutse nizindi nyamaswa kavukire nazo zaragarutse.
Harateganijwe kandi gutera ibiti birenga 100 kuruhande rwinzuzi muriyi mpeshyi, bizafasha kubaka ubutaka bwubutaka.
Mu gihe ibinyabiziga byahanaguwe kugira ngo bisubire ku Muhanda wa 7 muri uku kwezi, abanyamagare bagomba gutegereza kugeza iyi mpanuka kugira ngo bagwe mu muhanda kubera ibikorwa by’ubwubatsi bikomeje.
Umuturage wa Boulder Sue Prant yasunitse igare rye rya kaburimbo mu biruhuko hamwe ninshuti nke kugirango babigerageze.
Uyu muhanda ni igice cy'ingenzi mu nzira zo gusiganwa ku magare mu karere zikoreshwa n'abagenzi ku magare.Plant n'abandi bagize umuryango w'amagare basabye ko ibitugu bigari byagira uruhare mu kwiyubaka.
Ati: "Sinzi neza uko bihanamye kuko bimaze igihe kirekire." Ati: "Nibirometero 6 kandi byose birazamutse."
Benshi mu baturage bari bahari bavuze ko muri rusange banyuzwe no kureba umuhanda wa nyuma, nubwo byatwaye imyaka icyenda kugira ngo isubizwe burundu.Hari abaturage batageze kuri 20 mu gace ka kilometero 6 bahuye n’ifungwa ry’amezi umunani aherutse gufungwa CDOT yavuze ko Mutagatifu Fran Canyon.
Barnhart yavuze ko ateganya kumara ubuzima bwe bwose mu rugo yaguze mu myaka 40 ishize, niba kamere ibimwemerera.
Ati: "Niteguye gucecekesha ibintu." Ni yo mpamvu nimukiye hano mbere. "
Uribaza ikuzimu muri iyi minsi, cyane cyane muri Kolorado. Turashobora kugufasha gukomeza. Reba ni amakuru yamakuru ya imeri ya buri munsi yubuntu yerekana amakuru nibyabaye hirya no hino muri Kolorado. Iyandikishe hano urebe ejo mugitondo!
Ikarita ya Colorado ni ifoto yerekana uko amabara yacu ameze neza.Basobanura muri make abantu bacu hamwe n’ahantu, ibimera n’ibinyabuzima byacu, hamwe na kahise kacu nubu hamwe kuva impande zose za Kolorado. Umva nonaha.
Bifata umunsi wose kugirango ugere muri Colorado, ariko tuzabikora muminota mike. Akanyamakuru kacu kaguha gusobanukirwa byimbitse kumuziki ugira ingaruka kumateka yawe kandi ukagutera imbaraga.