Rock Blasting News Today

SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash.- The Washington State Department of Transportation has begun multiple projects on I-90 between Ellensburg and North Bend. Some construction projects have wrapped up work for the season

The planned closure will run from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. near the site of a rockslide that took place on Aug. 28 between Callan Road and Okanagan Lake Provincial Park.

SNOQUALMIE PASS, WASH.-Closures and rolling slowdowns due to rock blasting are scheduled for I-90 east of Snoqualmie Pass on October 31 and November 1.

  In a quiet corner of Kwara State, Nigeria, a battle was quietly brewing between a mining company and a small community known as Orogbangba. At the heart of this dispute were allegations of environmental damage, property destruction, and health hazards caused by the mining company's rock blasting operations. The story that unfolds is one of struggle, resilience, and a quest for justice.  

Deforestation, rapid urbanisation and rock blasting along the Meghalaya hills bordering Rani push forest elephants out into dense human settlements.

Traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway at the Manitoba-Ontario border will be halted for 15-minute intervals during rock blasting as the Highway 1 twinning project continues.

Good news if you're going for a hike this evening.

Good news for travelers in the area.