Landslide Technology, an Oregon-based geotechnical firm, finished its subsurface field work in the Beach Road landslide area last week.
Crews drilled 12 boreholes ranging from 40 to 125 feet. They obtained sediment core samples, took photographs of rock layers and installed equipment to measure groundwater pressure and slope angle. Collected data and analysis from the investigation will be published in an updated findings report in January 2022, according to Alaska Department of Transportation geotechnical engineer…