US Highway 2 eroded
because of too much rain in January 2006

Where Chuck Slough spills into the Pend Oreille River Highway 2 had to be closed in January 2006 because of undercutting

View from Sandpoint in direction of Dover[photograph taken January 2006]

View from Dover in direction of Sandpoint[photograph taken January 2006]

Bulldozers on Highway 2[photograph taken January 2006]

Highway 2 eroded where Chuck Slough spills into the Pend Oreille River[photograph taken January 2006]

The existing culverts will be replaced [photograph taken January 2006]

and the damaged material is removed.

Crews worked around the clock to fix the problem[photograph taken January 2006]

At sunday, January 15th, new culverts were laid[photograph taken January 2006]

The old culverts were pulled out and new culverts were installed[photograph taken January 2006]

At monday, January 16th, more and more sand was heaped up[photograph taken January 16th, 2006]

For the roadbed trucks brought a lot of sand[photograph taken January 16th, 2006]

Trucks bring new material for the roadphotograph taken January 17th, 2006]

On January 18th, 2006 the paving was finished.photograph taken January 18th, 2006]