01-19-2014, 04:38 AM
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Originally posted by bananahead
it would be a minor inconvenience. Lava cools, then bulldozed scrapes it away and you wont have to use Gov Rd to get to Target for that long. Lava flows average 3' thick...
Good point, however, I doubt anyone would be bulldozing a road over an active lava tube. I suspect until the flow stops there would be no road. Frankly, if the flow lasts long enough to get across 13, it would likely flow quickly down the slope that HPP and HB are built on and block any lower roads as well. Of course, it's not likely that the flow will last long enough to get there. At the other end of the probability spectrum, there's a possibility the flow will last long enough to create a new lava tour business much closer to Hilo. Here's hoping it doesn't come to that.
Me ka ha`aha`a,
Mike
Mike