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Posted: 11:36 a.m. Thursday, March 29, 2012

ODOT working to prevent, clean up rockslides statewide

By NEWS9

Ohio Valley residents are familiar with the problem of landslides, like one earlier this year north of Brilliant.

In response, officials with the Ohio Department of Transportation said the department is spending $16 million a year preventing or cleaning up slides across the Buckeye State.

Additionally, officials said the state already has identified 5,300 hillside areas at risk of sending rocks onto nearby highways.

Although all 88 counties reportedly have such areas, right now crews are working in eight counties to stabilize hillsides. Another 37 projects are planned for this summer.

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