# Building a Mountain Highway to Withstand a 500-Year Flood Is the Definition of a Big Job

> Historic storms are becoming depressingly commonplace, and infrastructure needs to keep up (even when no one wants to take responsibility for it).

- **Source:** [Thedrive](https://www.thedrive.com/news/building-a-mountain-highway-to-withstand-a-500-year-flood-is-the-definition-of-a-big-job?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6acbd3f112dcaebd7add3113)
- **Published:** 2026-10-11
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #surface
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6acbd3f112dcaebd7add3113

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