Geotechnical consulting firm Landslide Technologies has finished its second surface reconnaissance, part of a state-commissioned study of the stability of the Beach Road neighborhood.

Houses in the neighborhood have been without road access and power since Dec. 2 when a landslide tore through the area, destroying several structures and killing two people. Government officials hope stability study findings, due at the end of the year, will inform decisions about long-term area access.

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