PhotoWhen the Vilyui ice highway first opened in 1976, its builders celebrated the occasion on Revolution Day, Nov. 7, Mr. Kondratyev said. In the fall, this layer becomes construction material for Russia’s ice road builders. A bulldozer makes a final pass to smooth it off and the road is done — until the first warm spring day. PhotoOut on an ice road, a warm spring day is a curse. In 1996, an unexpectedly warm spring stranded dozens of truckers along hundreds of miles of the Vilyui highway.

Source: New York Times April 26, 2018 16:34 UTC