How heat can cause roads to buckle

Roads in several Midwest states are experiencing pavement buckling. It happens when the road is so hot, it breaks down or splits.

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00:00 Mhm. Winter isn't the onl

00:07 be tough on roads and bri

00:10 can also cause troubles p

00:13 uh expands and contracts

00:16 we really make room for s

00:18 Typically this happens on

00:20 cut our concrete into sec

00:23 for a little bit of this

00:25 extreme heat, that pavem

00:28 and sometimes beyond that

00:31 The pressure from the hea

00:33 buckles. It's when the ro

00:37 creating hazards for driv

00:39 see one ahead and can saf

00:41 want them to change lanes

00:43 lane of traffic. But if t

00:45 do so safely, then slowin

00:48 help and sort of maneuver

00:51 the roadway. Driving over

00:53 cars to crash or end up a

00:57 cases where the concrete

00:59 can get a tent like this

01:02 in the air as it's trying

01:04 tent calling 911 when you

01:07 crews redirect traffic an

01:10 The more room and time we

01:12 it safely, the better the

01:14 sooner we can open that l

01:17 Although it's hard to pred

01:19 occur, they're more likel

01:22 quickly rise reporting fo

01:25 I'm Amy Victor.

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