As climate change damages streets and highways, the road ahead may be expensive
Heat waves are becoming more common and intense as a result of climate change — and roads are suffering as a result. Are the nation's roads up to meeting the challenge of a warmer, wetter future?
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National As climate change damages streets and highways, the road ahead may be expensive July 7, 20265:00 AM ET By Scott Neuman Construction crews on June 27, 2023, work to repair a Houston road that was damaged from the heat. Roads were similarly damaged during the July Fourth weekend heat wave this year. Mark Felix/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Felix/AFP/Getty Images A heat wave scorched much of the eastern United States over the Fourth of July weekend, bringing extreme temperatures that caused roads to buckle, snarling holiday traffic. Nowhere was this more dramatic than on a stretch of concrete-paved Interstate 97 south of Baltimore, where one lane of traffic suddenly warped, forcing its closure.
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