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Repairs close scenic roads in Farmington, Huntsville

Last updated Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 10:14pm

FARMINGTON — Scenic nature drives might be hard to come by in the Top of Utah this summer.

U.S. Forest Service officials say Farmington Canyon Road will not be open until at least late fall, and Weber County officials say Old Snowbasin Road will remain closed for the immediate future.

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Speaker: Utah on better quake footing than Ore.

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 6:08pm

OGDEN -- Utah is famous as earthquake country, with the Wasatch Mountains serving as an obvious natural marker for the fault line that built them hundreds of millions of years ago.

The earthquake potential of western Oregon was a much better-kept secret until the past decade or two, said Scott F. Burns, a geology professor at Portland State University.

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North Ogden Divide repairs to cost more, take longer than planned

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, July 24, 2011 - 11:29pm

NORTH OGDEN -- The project to fix the North Ogden Divide will cost more money and last about a month and a half longer than originally expected because safety problems must be corrected.

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(Courtesy photo) A rock slide covers the closed Farmington Canyon Road.

Farmington Canyon Road still closed after May slide

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, July 24, 2011 - 10:38pm

FARMINGTON -- Farmington Canyon Road will not open anytime soon because of extensive repairs that are needed to stabilize the hillside, officials say.

A rock slide in May closed the road, and at that time, officials believed they could remove the slide and repair the road. They hoped to open the road in time for Memorial Day weekend.

But rain and snow brought two more rock slides, closing the road indefinitely.

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(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) (From left) Jeff Heavirland, Josh Smith and Janette Guiver explore the flooded Fort Buenaventure in Ogden on Wednesday. An overflowing Weber River has forced the park to close. “A lot of revenue will be lost,” says Weber County Parks and Recreation Manager Jim Carter.

Flooding washes out Top of Utah recreation spots

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 11:50pm

It's not just farming and business that will take a hit from existing and predicted flooding in the Top of Utah. The recreation and tourism industries also likely will be affected.

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Third rock slide closes Farmington Canyon indefinitely

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau

Last updated Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 2:45pm

FARMINGTON — Due to the 5.3 inches of rainfall in Farmington during the month of May, including snow on Sunday night, a third rock slide has closed Farmington Canyon road again.

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