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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