Two lanes of the highway were closed, but later reopened, Tuesday afternoon, state transportation officials said.

Matthew Zavatsky estimated 800 dump trucks would be needed to carry out the 16,000 cubic yards of blasted rock ... they suffered the side effects of construction blasting when the affordable ...

One excavator operator (foreground) loads crushed rock and soil ... Tuesday morning for blasting later in the day. A separate company, Vibra-Tech, monitors the blasts’ effects, Fukuroku said.

Emphasising on importance of safety in rock blasting operations, Additional Director General of Police, Fire and Emergency Services, M. Nanjundaswamy, said safety is non-negotiable and cornerstone ...