New radar project put on hold because of location problems
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Saturday, April 3, 2021 11:04 AM
New radar project put on hold because of location problems
Tyler Jensen, a pilot with Alpine Heli Tours, flies Wednesday over the approximate area that was originally proposed for La Plata County’s new radar system on Bridge Timber Mountain, south of Durango.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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La Plata County will put the brakes on a project to build a new radar system for the Four Corners after concerns were raised that a selected site south of Durango did not provide the best coverage of the region.