Star-Telegram Editorial –
Civil engineering professor Sahadat Hossain and his team have been using plastic pins to combat the eventual sifting of soil since 2011. In places with pins, the slope only moved about 2 inches. In areas without pins, the slope moved anywhere from 9 to 15 inches. Soil treatment with pins cost only about $100,000 and could be a long-term fix for infrastructure woes.