Boulders falling from the Rims smashed into a home on Laredo Place in Billings, prompting a temporary evacuation of the surrounding houses. The homeowner was thankfully not injured in the rockslide.
Early on the morning of September 21st, boulders came crashing down from the Rims, landing on a home on Laredo Place. Luckily no one was injured in the rockslide, but there was extensive property damage done. Area residents are now asking two questions of the city: How are these giant boulders going to be removed, and how stable is the now unsupported section of rock that is hanging above their neighborhood just above where these boulders broke away?
As far as the now unsupported section of the Rims, the city is currently conducting geological surveys to find the extent of work that needs to be done. Kukulski said on the issue, “With part of the rock that’s left from the rockslide, we should pin the rock up, so we’re working on that process, took a look at the slide itself and generally determined that most of those rocks are pretty stable, but there are some that we’ll have to take some special care with before we put contractors and workers down below to clear the public right of way.”
