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Intense Summer Heat Leads to Buckling Roadways

  1. Workers wait for asphalt to arrive after removing a section of westbound I-440 that buckled in triple-digit temperatures on June 29 near Cary, N.C. (Travis Long / The News & Observer via AP)
  2. CHICAGO
  3. Columbus Drive in Chicago (from @aerojad)
  4. Buckled roads in Chicago! Be careful. This is Columbus drive instagr.am/p/MssNJ6MDjP/
  5. _irock_'s photo instagr.am/p/MrChl6mOnP/ <---Its so hot in Chicago that the road buckled!!!! WOW!!!!
  6. Columbus Drive buckled from the hot weather on July 4th instagr.am/p/Mr0-fuJT3F/
  7. WISCONSIN
  8. The extended heat in Southeastern Wisconsin has led to the buckling some local roads and h milwaukee.cityandpress.com/node/4890479
  9. Heading back into Eau Claire, WI from the 29 overpass we stopped to look at this massive ramp like crack that most cars slowed down for and recieved some damage. Then this happened. (Youtube user: pinkfairylulu)
  10. MINNESOTA
  11. Be careful while driving today, roads are buckling because of the heat. minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/07/05/hea…
  12. The recent heat wave has caused some buckling on highways. Last year we had some buckling and made this video youtu.be/lg5fcU74KMw
  13. Repairing buckled roadways on Minnesota's I-94 (Video published in 2011)

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