Please do follow-ups at say every 6 months so people don't forget and they can see progress that you and the team can point out. God bless you and the entire team.
We’re down here working it still. Watuga and Bucombe County. The people here have been nothing but gracious. May god bless these folks. There’s still a lot left to do out here
@@trapf2698 Does that compute?? Maybe it's because He subjected the world to vanity and it's just the earth waiting for the sons to deliver it from the bondage of corruption. Maybe He didn't do it directly. Accidents happen.
Thanks for covering my state. It never ceases to amaze me how much damage water can do. What's far more amazing is the enormous amount of work and rebuilding that people can do using heavy machines. Those guys are truly inspiring.
I live here in this part of North Carolina. So thankful for all that is going on. Anyone needing supplies I'm at 18 lower pig-pin Rd. Green Mountain N.C. 28740. This is Zion Church.
ML&R. Continued prayers for you and yours. We've been sending all possible needs over, we're in NE TN and those not smashed have stepped up in our regions and makes me proud to Continue to be mountain strong. Keep up God's work! TNJR
Its absolutely astonishing what this storm did and not a day goes by i don’t think about it and the people affected. Thanks for going there and showing some of the work.
Yeah im from newport tn it put a few feet of water in our downtown and im about quarter mile from the pigeon river and the night it was fully up it sounded like a freight train rolling through it was eerie. The douglas dam set a record for water it let out from like 600k and change per second to 1.2 mill gallons per second trying to control it.
Aaron and crew... good to see you here in the States working. You mentioned it not being the "fun" work normally done. Yes. However, the most rewarding work they/you will ever be involved with in their life. It will always be reminisced until they're old. Prayers be with you all, and nice work. Aaron, nice playskool hammer.🙂
This is by a long stretch one of your most relevant film productions that you have ever undertaken. Too little coverage has been allocated to showcasing the enormous upwelling that took place in the landscape, and how it transitioned into an almost unrecognizable and catastrophic unfolding of a life altering and thankfully extremely rare event.
This is a honest "rubber meets the road" expose here. Men doing dangerous work to protect and reestablish their communities by all means necessary. Projects like this need all hands on deck. College educated engineers, experienced management and supervisors, and skilled labor all coming together to get the damn job done right now. It's amazing what human beings can accomplish with the right motivations and all the extra "noise" removed.
I've just subscribed as I'm still shocked at how much is still needed to be done in order for a sense of normality to resume in the North Carolinas ...although in reality that can never be... considering over a hundred thousand acres along the river path has been wiped out. Its such a heartfelt tragedy that really no words can describe...you just feel it in your Spirit and Soul. I don't even live there yet i feel strangely connected...i put it down to the terrain and vistas being extraordinarily similar to where i live in Scotland UK 🏴....the area is actually Twinned with Ashville NC ...to which a funding group was set up to help with aid being sent out...although that news came through a Month after the devestation because the News didn't reveal the extent of damage till later. Even now nothing nor any update is forthcoming from mainstream news. I feel so much more help is needed by way of clean up and restoration. Although in this video its just fantastic to see Good Men in their giant machines and lorries doing so much heavy clearing work albiet they look like tonka toys compared to the huge swathes of devestation they are trying to conquer. God Bless everyone of them. 🙏 I've seen many videos and testimonials from survivors which has become an obsession because i want to Bless each and everyone in Jesus name alongside send blessings to those mentioned who lost their Lives including the pets and animals. This could so easily have been my village and home area....my home is right on the banks of a famous and long winding River which becomes mightily strong with powerful currents in heavy rainfall....also being in a valley surrounded by mountains and forestation....exactly like an identical twin of the Ashville town and surrounding area. The winding road paths, river and trees of autumn colours is no different to what i see everyday. But for me i can only say..."there by the Grace of God go i".... Thank you for showing many of us the endurance, the love and hard work of all those combining as a Community to regain their Spirit in rebuilding their Future. I send much Love, Blessings and Good Wishes to you all. ❤🙏🏴
Thank you guys so much! We appreciate the tireless amount of hours and time away from your families to do this work. Thank you for the video showing us what's going on!! Stay safe and God bless you every single one!
Thank you for showing this after the major media has gone. Like you so brilliantly pointed out the big company in the areas go to WORK. You show that you are a rock star. In my humble opinion 😊❤😊 your showing and going out to sites is amazing, and People need to SEE this hard work. 😊 it takes modern heavy equipment to fix everything 😊
Un excelente trabajo, que gracias a Dios tenemos maquinaria pesada capaz de ayudarnos avanzar mucho mas fácil en este proyecto, les deseo lo mejor en este duro trabajo. Felices fiestas y Feliz Año Nuevo para todos, les deseo lo mejor.
The devastation from this storm is terrible but seeing what they're doing to rebuild is amazing. I appreciate all the footage of the heavy equipment as a fan of off-road equipment. Footage of the articulating dump trucks was really neat. Also all the information presented about the why they're allowed to drive in the river and how the road will eventually be reengineered was cool.
I am an old woman in PA. My granddaughter goes to university in North Carolina. When viewing this amazing youtube, I thank God for the company and the resources for rebuilding roads and bridges in this devastated community. I pictured this happening a 100 years ago. Nothing probably would have been rebuilt. It was too much. I hope there will be ground cover someday. I hope some of the people will be comfortable again in that region. And I thank God for the workers who spend day after day trying to reform the land. They aren't just doing it for the money, they care about the community. Thank you for this heartfelt update.
I remember losing power for 4 days because of Helene. And i live far from where Helene struck the hardest (I live in central SC). I couldn't see it at the time, but damn me and my family got off easy. May those who lost their lives rest peacefully and may those helping to rebuild be compensated for their amazing work. People have seemingly forgotten about Helene because of Hurricane Milton, despite Helene being far far worse (nearly 100% of south carolina was without electricity, and just nearly as many in NC and Georgia). BTW, great video, extremely high quality. Almost like a short documentary.
Dude your channel has exploded. I remember when you had something like 12k subs. I was thinking how does he afford to travel all over. Nice work to you and the team!
I know a lot of people are worried about all of the families that lost everything... Don't worry about them they are golden the United States government came through big.. Some of them received massive $750 relief settlements
Right when people coming across from Mexico literally got $1,000’s , housing and free healthcare ! And don’t forget the billions of tax dollars that went over seas !!!! But hey. Americans got $750 !!! Biden was by far the absolute WORST so called president EVER!! Couldn’t complete a sentence even !!!!!! So disgusting how he’s left the American people !!!!
It really is! Living here and seeing it everyday, yet it's still just almost impossible to wrap my head around. I work in the river arts district, an area absolutely devastated, debris and clothing 20/25 feet up in trees is still just terrifying to imagine!
Love seeing my old crew mates pop up in one of your videos. The Ureinda's are a hell of a family of operators, but better people. Murph, KK, Steven, Kaleb and Terry, yall are alright too. Miss you fellas.
Cool video to see the progress in that particular area, even though it is slow rolling. Keep in mind for every large enterprise like Branch, there are dozens of smaller privately owned 1-4 man companies doing similar work for free or close to nothing just to help their neighbors out
Seein' that operator flyin that flag I had to smile Went through the hills shortly after the storm.....that hurt man I know that alot of distribution centers stocking lumber to the west, east and south of that area have been getting alot of rail and truck deliveries for that last few months now. Everybody's ready it seems I thank the lord for the folks building the roads back. So things can start to get rebuilt for people
We greatly appreciate all the hard physical labor to get us back to a new normal. Thankyou for reporting the truth about what is happening here in the Helene distaster areas. Will take many years so come volunteer. Some of these mountain roads where built with horse drawen road graders. No machines. The C.C.C. camps ruins can still be seen in Yancey county. Men with shovels and pick axe. Go devils. Cross cut saws. Check out the history of the hand dug Mica mines.
For folks not in the know, each of those trucks is being loaded with several tons of rocks on each trip.... and they'll have to make thousands of trips. That's hundreds of thousands of tons of rock washed down by the floods!
That's smart that they thought to use some of the newly exposed rock. I hope they can rebuild some of the roads a bit higher up though too, in case there is another unusual storm again.
The problem with removing all of the rock from the river is that the river is now barren. The water will flow faster and erode more. You should see what they're trying to do with the LA River to naturalize it and slow down the flow
They're removing the gravels that wash down I've been doing this in Vermont the river of Roads itself down to hard bedrock indoor clay depending on the area you're not weakening the river by taking that out you're taking out all the wash down gravels
The problem in this area is that the quarries done have enough rock to fill the washed out roads. The damage goes way beyond what he shows. We don’t have a lot of choice but to take from the river. This damage is all the way down here in to East Tennessee.
hopefully they rebuild the roadway a lot stronger then it used to be once they get to the construction of the permanent solution, or maybe even building a new alignment at some places that way the next extreme weather event wont be that bad
Lots of comments about what needs to be done to prevent this from happening in the future - nothing like this has happened in this area in at least 118 years, if ever. Take a look around in RUclips, find the geologists who can tell you what really happened with debris flows from the tops of the supersaturated mountains. There was nothing that could have been done to protect these communities even if they lived on the impracticable tops of the mountains.
obviously you have to get people back in their homes and help the communities but its wild to think that a 1000 years ago that would just be it, big storm new river path and if stuff got washed out thats how it'd stay
Me and my friend were going to come down there and I was going to prospecting for gold in the creek but I changed my mind at the last minute before the storm we were going to stay a week we were going to stay at a camp site in there we would have been gone but my friend was still going to come down there and I am glad he did not I am still having a hard time coming down there my heart ♥ go,s out to everyone in North Carolina citizens God bless America 🇺🇸 and your children amen
im hoping nobody rebuilds in the same place, especially their own homes, you need to rebuild higher up and then you will still be able to keep your home, these storms are more common than we think
Burnsville native here, 7th generation in yancey county. We are from Pensacola, NC. It’s still so wild, even three months later. We clean and rebuild and clean and rebuild. But we still have so much to do. We lost most of what we all had worked for for decades. My dad, a local builder and woodworker, lost his shops, barn, and heavy equipment. All we can hope for is loans to rebuild. Thank you to all these volunteers and crews coming in to help our community rebuild. Not a day goes by where we don’t cry over the memories lost to this event. We are Yancey Strong ❤
This is sad, these storms are doing more damage than b4..now they don't tlk about it on the news..I always wondered what was going on and can the place come back from disaster. ❤🙏
Guys are working the tails off I drive by the river couple times a week … to the guy that built the rock wall … skills brother skills but a certain deputy not saying what county but a deputy told someone I know confirmed 3500 dead back in October … 10 bodies found from red hill bridge to green Mtn bridge … but to put in perspective 40 trillion gallons is 5 times the water in lake mead when full ..
It's great work these men are doing. Dont forget all the people donating their time on building road and bridges so people can get back in to where their homes are. They brought their own equipment in and receiving materials that's donated to build with and to get the fuel. The community has come together helping each other. The body count is so much higher than what's reported they are not releasing the information because they aren't listed until it identified. SAR teams are still finding bodies. Your not going to hear anything on main stream media about everything. They've gone on with other news stories. Fox family and friends are still reporting on it.Still praying for all of you.
Hopefully the state government is working hard to get things done and not be a roadblock. Here in corrupt California repairing that road would take ten years and 40 billion dollars after the government and environmental groups get their cut.
And if the government of United States was to spend a fraction of what they spend on military expenditure on the civil programs that help fix local communities, it would be sorted out sooner than later
Take the military out of it. How about just one payment of money to Ukraine. Despite what people say, we need a mitlitary. Not just a militiary but a good military.
@@tacticaltaco7481 The military? Like they do in Russia or in little arm-pit dictatorships around the world? Yep... that's what America needs to turn into! Maybe it will start heading that way in January!
@@tacticaltaco7481Don't really need the military to do this work. These crews are the ones who built the roads in the area in the first place. They know the work, the area and exactly what needs to be done to replace the washed away roads.
Would be cool if to figure out a setup for storm events that somehow process/divert excess water to parts of the country experiencing drought. Get that so much as getting it state to state is harrowing (let alone processing so much so fast) but one can dream!
Yeah the storm has pretty much washed a new river channel. The job is to dig out and restore the old one, and what they are digging out has to go somewhere better to just use it as base for the roads. The big boulders and rocks in that are not very compactable so I am not surprised they are not making that sort of effort. I expect they will be working for years to do stabilization after they get a drivable/ snow plowable surface in place. I would not be surprised if they drill and grout in a lot of areas to fix the big boulders in place for a bedrock effect. I would be mildly surprised if they did not make something akin to a porous system that could be a "flow through monolith" that allowed water through but would resist the scour far better and prevent the road from washing out. "Environmental surveys" are a joke at this point too, the quicker the riverbed/ flow can be restored to its old patterns, there is no environment to preserve. I can see where a lot of infrastructure dollars are going to be going for a few years to restore the interstate system going through that area. That kind of cash might allow for some "science of mountain roads" to be developed that would create natural looking banks that resist scour and denudation to protect the road while accommodating the water flow needed to handle these huge natural events. maybe even benching up high and back from the river with local roads to create storm safe meadows for houses and farms to get the top finishing materials?
Awesome video. Amazing footage. We as tax payers should get these updates. We don't desire the propaganda the government puts out. Just tell us what is happening. Show the good.
4.33 mark in this video.. This is a good perspective, (so far) After watching for 100 days of watching vartiies of persons' perceptions and perspectives, on this YouT platform. Just observing, nothing more. TGtree
The minds of engineers to undue the destruction is impressive. But a reminder, Mother Nature is truly in charge. Oh, Aaron, the little plastic hammer in your safety vest....cute! HAHA!
no disrespect to the amazing crews and engineers, but wouldn't it make sense to build higher the next time so it won't get washed out in the next major flood?
When the next big storm fills that watershed and wipes out the road, the County is going to have to grapple with the poor planning as far as the location of the road. A new road system through those mountains needs to be planned and built and the old roads need to be de-commissioned. It is the only sustainable solution to the climate change impacts that community faces today and in the future.
I understand it’s an emergency and they’re doing a great job, but that river rock will never settle. Any rocks with smooth sides needs to stay in the river bed. It’s like stacking marbles. It will never work. Mixing dirt with it will get you by for a little while, but that dirt will erode away.
No mention of the permanent impact that quarrying rock from the riverbed in the name of "emergency" will have on a significant part of the local economy. Tourism attracted by whitewater rivers in this area is a big deal. Removing the riverbed's big rocks means no more whitewater river! Has it dawned on anyone that maintaining the character of these rivers is important? I'm sure that for a certain segment of the population the answer is either "NO" or "I don't give a damn"!
I can't imagine they will be doing a lot of removing and outting back what they are placing right now. I don't see how that would make muvh sense. They will lose road access when that occurs, so why nit do it now. I have a feeling they are going to let that "temporary" repair self compact over many months. Then only redo the truely unstable sections.
@@AaronWitt yes but where? I dont think the state and fed money really happened. Asheville thinks the army corp may start cleanup sometime in early half of 2025.. that is too late and people are fleeing
Do whatever it takes. Run those machines all they need dang it. That river will recover on its own later. Nature destroyed all that spawn habitat on its own.
Where are the Army Corps of Engineers? Where are the many many large bulldozers, trucks, dirt moving material? Where are the government workers? The US is slow walking this project. These people need help. Instead of Ukraine and any other country that we are aiding.
Please do follow-ups at say every 6 months so people don't forget and they can see progress that you and the team can point out. God bless you and the entire team.
Leave God out of it. Give God a break. Isn't he the one that created this disaster
@@trapf2698 Damn bro who hurt you
@@trapf2698You can do good, and be good, without believing in a bunch of religious fairy tales.
That would be nice. It's beautiful country.
It would be better at one month intervals,
We’re down here working it still. Watuga and Bucombe County. The people here have been nothing but gracious. May god bless these folks. There’s still a lot left to do out here
God is the one that created the disaster. Maybe the disaster was his way of blessing them
@@trapf2698grow up
@@trapf2698 Does that compute?? Maybe it's because He subjected the world to vanity and it's just the earth waiting for the sons to deliver it from the bondage of corruption. Maybe He didn't do it directly. Accidents happen.
I need a job driving truck, are you hiring?
@@trapf2698 wtf are you talking about, that doesn't make sense
Thanks for covering my state. It never ceases to amaze me how much damage water can do. What's far more amazing is the enormous amount of work and rebuilding that people can do using heavy machines. Those guys are truly inspiring.
Branch Civil employee here. Thanks for the update on Burnsville area
Thanks for responding... even though it's social media.. Responding is a plus to these realistic videos. ❤😊
One of the best ones yet, showcasing the amount of help given.
I live here in this part of North Carolina. So thankful for all that is going on. Anyone needing supplies I'm at 18 lower pig-pin Rd. Green Mountain N.C. 28740. This is Zion Church.
Love seeing the NC flag flying on the Excavator.
ML&R. Continued prayers for you and yours. We've been sending all possible needs over, we're in NE TN and those not smashed have stepped up in our regions and makes me proud to Continue to be mountain strong. Keep up God's work! TNJR
Howdy from Little Swiss!
Its absolutely astonishing what this storm did and not a day goes by i don’t think about it and the people affected. Thanks for going there and showing some of the work.
Yeah im from newport tn it put a few feet of water in our downtown and im about quarter mile from the pigeon river and the night it was fully up it sounded like a freight train rolling through it was eerie. The douglas dam set a record for water it let out from like 600k and change per second to 1.2 mill gallons per second trying to control it.
Aaron and crew... good to see you here in the States working. You mentioned it not being the "fun" work normally done. Yes. However, the most rewarding work they/you will ever be involved with in their life. It will always be reminisced until they're old. Prayers be with you all, and nice work. Aaron, nice playskool hammer.🙂
thanks Bill
This is by a long stretch one of your most relevant film productions that you have ever undertaken. Too little coverage has been allocated to showcasing the enormous upwelling that took place in the landscape, and how it transitioned into an almost unrecognizable and catastrophic unfolding of a life altering and thankfully extremely rare event.
This is a honest "rubber meets the road" expose here. Men doing dangerous work to protect and reestablish their communities by all means necessary. Projects like this need all hands on deck. College educated engineers, experienced management and supervisors, and skilled labor all coming together to get the damn job done right now. It's amazing what human beings can accomplish with the right motivations and all the extra "noise" removed.
That dozer driver has some balls! Working so close to an unstable edge has to be nervewrecking! 😲
Thanks for covering this. I am up in Mitcheel County, Spruce Pine and this was an insane event. We are still cleaning up.
I've just subscribed as I'm still shocked at how much is still needed to be done in order for a sense of normality to resume in the North Carolinas ...although in reality that can never be... considering over a hundred thousand acres along the river path has been wiped out.
Its such a heartfelt tragedy that really no words can describe...you just feel it in your Spirit and Soul.
I don't even live there yet i feel strangely connected...i put it down to the terrain and vistas being extraordinarily similar to where i live in Scotland UK 🏴....the area is actually Twinned with Ashville NC ...to which a funding group was set up to help with aid being sent out...although that news came through a Month after the devestation because the News didn't reveal the extent of damage till later.
Even now nothing nor any update is forthcoming from mainstream news.
I feel so much more help is needed by way of clean up and restoration.
Although in this video its just fantastic to see Good Men in their giant machines and lorries doing so much heavy clearing work albiet they look like tonka toys compared to the huge swathes of devestation they are trying to conquer.
God Bless everyone of them. 🙏
I've seen many videos and testimonials from survivors which has become an obsession because i want to Bless each and everyone in Jesus name alongside send blessings to those mentioned who lost their Lives including the pets and animals.
This could so easily have been my village and home area....my home is right on the banks of a famous and long winding River which becomes mightily strong with powerful currents in heavy rainfall....also being in a valley surrounded by mountains and forestation....exactly like an identical twin of the Ashville town and surrounding area.
The winding road paths, river and trees of autumn colours is no different to what i see everyday.
But for me i can only say..."there by the Grace of God go i"....
Thank you for showing many of us the endurance, the love and hard work of all those combining as a Community to regain their Spirit in rebuilding their Future.
I send much Love, Blessings and Good Wishes to you all. ❤🙏🏴
What a once in a lifetime job for civil engineers and equipment operators
Thank you guys so much! We appreciate the tireless amount of hours and time away from your families to do this work. Thank you for the video showing us what's going on!! Stay safe and God bless you every single one!
thank you for watching
Thank you for covering this. I’m in eastern NC at the beach. I weep for my western brothers and sisters ❤
Thank you for showing this after the major media has gone. Like you so brilliantly pointed out the big company in the areas go to WORK. You show that you are a rock star. In my humble opinion 😊❤😊 your showing and going out to sites is amazing, and
People need to SEE this hard work. 😊 it takes modern heavy equipment to fix everything 😊
Un excelente trabajo, que gracias a Dios tenemos maquinaria pesada capaz de ayudarnos avanzar mucho mas fácil en este proyecto, les deseo lo mejor en este duro trabajo. Felices fiestas y Feliz Año Nuevo para todos, les deseo lo mejor.
The devastation from this storm is terrible but seeing what they're doing to rebuild is amazing. I appreciate all the footage of the heavy equipment as a fan of off-road equipment. Footage of the articulating dump trucks was really neat. Also all the information presented about the why they're allowed to drive in the river and how the road will eventually be reengineered was cool.
Love the longer form videos and the background on the situation, very interesting.
thank you. Working hard to keep making them better and better
Excellent Work! Thanks 😊
So glad to see some actual work being done in NW Carolina rather than pictures of all the damage where nothing seems to be happening
there's plenty happening that's for sure
Such a tragedy..thanks for shedding light on this and the current state it’s in. Shout out to all the crews! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! 🦺
Thank you so much
I am an old woman in PA. My granddaughter goes to university in North Carolina. When viewing this amazing youtube, I thank God for the company and the resources for rebuilding roads and bridges in this devastated community. I pictured this happening a 100 years ago.
Nothing probably would have been rebuilt. It was too much. I hope there will be ground cover someday. I hope some of the people will be comfortable again in that region. And I thank God for the workers who spend day after day trying to reform the land. They aren't just doing it for the money, they care about the community. Thank you for this heartfelt update.
I remember losing power for 4 days because of Helene. And i live far from where Helene struck the hardest (I live in central SC). I couldn't see it at the time, but damn me and my family got off easy. May those who lost their lives rest peacefully and may those helping to rebuild be compensated for their amazing work. People have seemingly forgotten about Helene because of Hurricane Milton, despite Helene being far far worse (nearly 100% of south carolina was without electricity, and just nearly as many in NC and Georgia).
BTW, great video, extremely high quality. Almost like a short documentary.
Excellent story, Aaron!
thank you for watching
Thx for the update. What about the CSX update?
Dude your channel has exploded. I remember when you had something like 12k subs. I was thinking how does he afford to travel all over. Nice work to you and the team!
I know a lot of people are worried about all of the families that lost everything... Don't worry about them they are golden the United States government came through big.. Some of them received massive $750 relief settlements
Right when people coming across from Mexico literally got $1,000’s , housing and free healthcare ! And don’t forget the billions of tax dollars that went over seas !!!! But hey. Americans got $750 !!! Biden was by far the absolute WORST so called president EVER!! Couldn’t complete a sentence even !!!!!! So disgusting how he’s left the American people !!!!
the water level is literally mind boggling when you see it in person, incomprehensible.
yeah it was WAAY beyond what I thought before going
It really is! Living here and seeing it everyday, yet it's still just almost impossible to wrap my head around. I work in the river arts district, an area absolutely devastated, debris and clothing 20/25 feet up in trees is still just terrifying to imagine!
Much love and respect thanks for sharing ❤❤❤
Love seeing my old crew mates pop up in one of your videos. The Ureinda's are a hell of a family of operators, but better people. Murph, KK, Steven, Kaleb and Terry, yall are alright too. Miss you fellas.
thanks for watching!!
When it comes to earth moving and it really matters looks like cat is the preferred power without a doubt. Love it.
Cool video to see the progress in that particular area, even though it is slow rolling. Keep in mind for every large enterprise like Branch, there are dozens of smaller privately owned 1-4 man companies doing similar work for free or close to nothing just to help their neighbors out
Excellent video!!!
thank you
My gf and I just got back from our second trip to the Asheville area and the scale of the damage is huge. It will take years to clean up.
looks like they are doing excellent restoration work
Seein' that operator flyin that flag
I had to smile
Went through the hills shortly after the storm.....that hurt man
I know that alot of distribution centers stocking lumber to the west, east and south of that area have been getting alot of rail and truck deliveries for that last few months now.
Everybody's ready it seems
I thank the lord for the folks building the roads back. So things can start to get rebuilt for people
We greatly appreciate all the hard physical labor to get us back to a new normal. Thankyou for reporting the truth about what is happening here in the Helene distaster areas. Will take many years so come volunteer. Some of these mountain roads where built with horse drawen road graders. No machines. The C.C.C. camps ruins can still be seen in Yancey county. Men with shovels and pick axe. Go devils. Cross cut saws. Check out the history of the hand dug Mica mines.
I am glad to see equipment being allowed to operate in the River.
It’s amazing the work that can get done when the regulations are lifted. America can still get shit done when unleashed
For folks not in the know, each of those trucks is being loaded with several tons of rocks on each trip.... and they'll have to make thousands of trips. That's hundreds of thousands of tons of rock washed down by the floods!
Praying 🙏 for the families dealing with this horrific tragedy.
Who are you praying to you fool? Let me guess. God. Isn't he the one that created this disaster? Shit happens and you can pray all you want
That's smart that they thought to use some of the newly exposed rock. I hope they can rebuild some of the roads a bit higher up though too, in case there is another unusual storm again.
The problem with removing all of the rock from the river is that the river is now barren. The water will flow faster and erode more. You should see what they're trying to do with the LA River to naturalize it and slow down the flow
Well, about 10 years ago, they went into the river and cleaned the debris
And put More rivers and rock in it but but it will never be the same
They're removing the gravels that wash down I've been doing this in Vermont the river of Roads itself down to hard bedrock indoor clay depending on the area you're not weakening the river by taking that out you're taking out all the wash down gravels
Problem is, every house, town, road is built beside the river. Which makes 0 sense, from the start
The problem in this area is that the quarries done have enough rock to fill the washed out roads. The damage goes way beyond what he shows. We don’t have a lot of choice but to take from the river. This damage is all the way down here in to East Tennessee.
They won’t leave it that way. The first priority is to get the road open. Once that’s done they will work to remediate the river.
hopefully they rebuild the roadway a lot stronger then it used to be once they get to the construction of the permanent solution, or maybe even building a new alignment at some places
that way the next extreme weather event wont be that bad
Lots of comments about what needs to be done to prevent this from happening in the future - nothing like this has happened in this area in at least 118 years, if ever. Take a look around in RUclips, find the geologists who can tell you what really happened with debris flows from the tops of the supersaturated mountains. There was nothing that could have been done to protect these communities even if they lived on the impracticable tops of the mountains.
Army core of engineers should build side structure walls to make permanent fixes to Road on both sides of the River. 💪🇺🇸💪
obviously you have to get people back in their homes and help the communities but its wild to think that a 1000 years ago that would just be it, big storm new river path and if stuff got washed out thats how it'd stay
Thanks for highlighting these efforts, Aaron, but it's "appalatchin" not "appalayshin" Nails on a chalkboard. LOL
I'm a dumb westerner
@@AaronWitt Not dumb, I didn't expect you to say it correctly, and I'm sure we'd mispronounce half the cities in ARZ. 🤣
GOD BLESS YOU, FINE FOLKS!
For reference, I spent 5 years moving dirt with my bobcat about 50 yards round trip through a gate, and i only moved 278,000 cubic yards
Me and my friend were going to come down there and I was going to prospecting for gold in the creek but I changed my mind at the last minute before the storm we were going to stay a week we were going to stay at a camp site in there we would have been gone but my friend was still going to come down there and I am glad he did not I am still having a hard time coming down there my heart ♥ go,s out to everyone in North Carolina citizens God bless America 🇺🇸 and your children amen
Living in a valley like that is a risk. I feel terrible for those who lost life, home and family.
O my goodness you folks get ready for some record breaking cold come 2nd week of January , Lord have mercy.
im hoping nobody rebuilds in the same place, especially their own homes, you need to rebuild higher up and then you will still be able to keep your home, these storms are more common than we think
Death toll may be closer to 2,000 souls still buried in the debris. May our Lord hold them and their loved ones.
Burnsville native here, 7th generation in yancey county. We are from Pensacola, NC. It’s still so wild, even three months later. We clean and rebuild and clean and rebuild. But we still have so much to do. We lost most of what we all had worked for for decades. My dad, a local builder and woodworker, lost his shops, barn, and heavy equipment. All we can hope for is loans to rebuild. Thank you to all these volunteers and crews coming in to help our community rebuild. Not a day goes by where we don’t cry over the memories lost to this event. We are Yancey Strong ❤
Some places of the river had 30 feet in rise and 140x the amount of water that usually flows through it
yeah it was incredible to see how much water must've been flowing through compared to what it normally is. I thought it would be like 3X... not 100X+
This is sad, these storms are doing more damage than b4..now they don't tlk about it on the news..I always wondered what was going on and can the place come back from disaster. ❤🙏
after they get the roads fixed i would suggest digging the rivers deeper to help with future storms
That’s alot of money that probably isn’t available
Or build the road higer up
Guys are working the tails off I drive by the river couple times a week … to the guy that built the rock wall … skills brother skills but a certain deputy not saying what county but a deputy told someone I know confirmed 3500 dead back in October … 10 bodies found from red hill bridge to green Mtn bridge … but to put in perspective 40 trillion gallons is 5 times the water in lake mead when full ..
It's great work these men are doing. Dont forget all the people donating their time on building road and bridges so people can get back in to where their homes are. They brought their own equipment in and receiving materials that's donated to build with and to get the fuel. The community has come together helping each other. The body count is so much higher than what's reported they are not releasing the information because they aren't listed until it identified. SAR teams are still finding bodies. Your not going to hear anything on main stream media about everything. They've gone on with other news stories. Fox family and friends are still reporting on it.Still praying for all of you.
Casella construction who I work for and is one of your partners in BuildWitt are doing the same in Lyndonville Vermont
love Casella!!
Merica... Outstanding guys and girls....😂
Hopefully the state government is working hard to get things done and not be a roadblock. Here in corrupt California repairing that road would take ten years and 40 billion dollars after the government and environmental groups get their cut.
And if the government of United States was to spend a fraction of what they spend on military expenditure on the civil programs that help fix local communities, it would be sorted out sooner than later
Take the military out of it. How about just one payment of money to Ukraine. Despite what people say, we need a mitlitary. Not just a militiary but a good military.
@@chazman4461 Military should be doing this kind of work though. If the military can't do this work then we don't have a good military.
@@tacticaltaco7481 The military? Like they do in Russia or in little arm-pit dictatorships around the world? Yep... that's what America needs to turn into! Maybe it will start heading that way in January!
@@dogpatch75 How does basic military service rebuilding ravaged American infrastructure turn us in to an "arm-pit dictatorship"?
@@tacticaltaco7481Don't really need the military to do this work. These crews are the ones who built the roads in the area in the first place. They know the work, the area and exactly what needs to be done to replace the washed away roads.
Would be cool if to figure out a setup for storm events that somehow process/divert excess water to parts of the country experiencing drought. Get that so much as getting it state to state is harrowing (let alone processing so much so fast) but one can dream!
Yeah the storm has pretty much washed a new river channel. The job is to dig out and restore the old one, and what they are digging out has to go somewhere better to just use it as base for the roads. The big boulders and rocks in that are not very compactable so I am not surprised they are not making that sort of effort. I expect they will be working for years to do stabilization after they get a drivable/ snow plowable surface in place. I would not be surprised if they drill and grout in a lot of areas to fix the big boulders in place for a bedrock effect. I would be mildly surprised if they did not make something akin to a porous system that could be a "flow through monolith" that allowed water through but would resist the scour far better and prevent the road from washing out.
"Environmental surveys" are a joke at this point too, the quicker the riverbed/ flow can be restored to its old patterns, there is no environment to preserve. I can see where a lot of infrastructure dollars are going to be going for a few years to restore the interstate system going through that area. That kind of cash might allow for some "science of mountain roads" to be developed that would create natural looking banks that resist scour and denudation to protect the road while accommodating the water flow needed to handle these huge natural events. maybe even benching up high and back from the river with local roads to create storm safe meadows for houses and farms to get the top finishing materials?
I am a Contractor and Equipment operator looking to work and help out with this rebuild effort.
Can anyone give me leads on who to contact?
Camp Miller, Mission Recovery
Awesome video. Amazing footage. We as tax payers should get these updates. We don't desire the propaganda the government puts out. Just tell us what is happening. Show the good.
thank you for watching
Way more then 100 there just starting to get in to where the body's r
Always remember: Whether on the ocean, bay, river, creek, stream, lake or pond....... The Water wants to kill you!
The river guide businesses had the Tenn. government made CSX stop mining rock out of the river in Tennessee.
4.33 mark in this video..
This is a good perspective, (so far) After watching for 100 days of watching vartiies of persons' perceptions and perspectives, on this YouT platform.
Just observing, nothing more. TGtree
14:56 "restoring the natural flow of the river [after a natural disaster]" is quite ironic
The minds of engineers to undue the destruction is impressive. But a reminder, Mother Nature is truly in charge. Oh, Aaron, the little plastic hammer in your safety vest....cute! HAHA!
What's up with the red hammer on your vest Aaron?
no disrespect to the amazing crews and engineers, but wouldn't it make sense to build higher the next time so it won't get washed out in the next major flood?
It's impossible unless you were to build tunnel and bridges
Takes years for community get back some semblance of normal after a major hurricane.
being one of the first people in lake lure before the public could get in, was crazy
All I can think about is how much gold got eroded into that river.
Humanity would be doomed without hydraulics and diesel power
When the next big storm fills that watershed and wipes out the road, the County is going to have to grapple with the poor planning as far as the location of the road. A new road system through those mountains needs to be planned and built and the old roads need to be de-commissioned. It is the only sustainable solution to the climate change impacts that community faces today and in the future.
AUDIO SEEMS FIXED!!!!!!
we're working on it as promised!!
Killer vid. See if you can get in with RJ Corman their doing work railroad restoration and some specialized equipment
I understand it’s an emergency and they’re doing a great job, but that river rock will never settle. Any rocks with smooth sides needs to stay in the river bed. It’s like stacking marbles. It will never work. Mixing dirt with it will get you by for a little while, but that dirt will erode away.
Is there any special reason for not wanting to have to use equipment on a riverbed?
Pollution
"Rain flows downhill"?
No mention of the permanent impact that quarrying rock from the riverbed in the name of "emergency" will have on a significant part of the local economy. Tourism attracted by whitewater rivers in this area is a big deal. Removing the riverbed's big rocks means no more whitewater river! Has it dawned on anyone that maintaining the character of these rivers is important? I'm sure that for a certain segment of the population the answer is either "NO" or "I don't give a damn"!
Whats more importantly white water rafting or building roads to people's homes?
I can't imagine they will be doing a lot of removing and outting back what they are placing right now. I don't see how that would make muvh sense. They will lose road access when that occurs, so why nit do it now. I have a feeling they are going to let that "temporary" repair self compact over many months. Then only redo the truely unstable sections.
really how much are we spending to benefit like 200 people...
Nooice! 😎 STOC
Are they hiring, I have years of experience in all haul trucks.
I need a job!!!!
All private and charity work as Asheville hasnt started any cleanup
there's plenty of government money going out
@@AaronWitt yes but where? I dont think the state and fed money really happened. Asheville thinks the army corp may start cleanup sometime in early half of 2025.. that is too late and people are fleeing
Thank you for the update on a story that has been kept "low key".... Value insight 😅😊😅😊🎉
Idiot.
Do whatever it takes. Run those machines all they need dang it. That river will recover on its own later. Nature destroyed all that spawn habitat on its own.
18:16 gosh, I am not used to seeing you with your hat off ⛑️😂
Where are the Army Corps of Engineers? Where are the many many large bulldozers, trucks, dirt moving material? Where are the government workers? The US is slow walking this project. These people need help. Instead of Ukraine and any other country that we are aiding.