Road destroyed by landslide - GIF

[mansworld]

China has a different approach to mountainous roads. The roads are built on massive pillars like skyscrapers shooting up from the bottom of the mountains. The roads are clear of the mountains and subsequently clear of any potential mountainslides/ landslides.

[Frank S]

China has a different approach to mountainous roads. The roads are built on massive pillars like skyscrapers shooting up from the bottom of the mountains. The roads are clear of the mountains and subsequently clear of any potential mountainslides/ landslides.

That is until a million tons of rock and mud slides into 1 of the pillars

[mansworld]

No one said that the Chinese design is a landslide-proof. But it significantly improve the safety of mountainous highway users.

That is until a million tons of rock and mud slides into 1 of the pillars

[Frank S]

No one said that the Chinese design is a landslide-proof. But it significantly improve the safety of mountainous highway users.

It could also be said that using mountains to fill in valleys creating flat plains or gentle rolling hills do the same thing, but that is already happening at an alarming rate all over the world