Province upgrades Duffey Lake Road avalanche-control system

By Joel Barde
Gazex system cuts down on closures

Listening to Robb Andersen discuss the avalanche control system on the Duffey Lake Road, it’s easy to find yourself envisioning a scene from an action movie. In order to initiate the exploders, a technician parked on a secure part of the highway taps in “secret shoot codes” to their computer, explained Andersen, who leads the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s (MOTI) avalanche management team.…

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• Whistler News

January 19, 2019

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