While some permeable and moist surfaces, like grass or soil, absorb less heat, other construction materials like asphalt or concrete are capable of absorbing as much as 95% of the sun’s energy ...

How hot is the pavement? During heat wave it can burn dogs’ feet and yours Pavement on a day hotter than 90 degrees can give human bare skin or paw pads a second-degree burn.

The heat dome that descended on Chicago last weekend caused buckling pavement on stretches of the pop-up race course, forcing the city to close several streets ahead of schedule to repair the damage.

Moisture and weakening pavement also play a role in roads buckling, MoDOT said. When solid materials, like concrete, are heated, they expand. You start to see cracks in the roadways from the ...

A U.S. judge in Manhattan on Wednesday dismissed a nationwide antitrust lawsuit accusing six companies that sell the vast majority of concrete and cement additives in the United States and Europe ...

CDOT crews repair westbound U.S. 36 near Broomfield in Denver metro after heat causes buckling. Permanent fixes to follow as temperatures impact concrete roadways.

Heat indexes above 100 degrees and humidity create perfect conditions for asphalt and concrete blowouts, IDOT explained. When there’s no more room for the pavement to expand, it pushes up.

(WLUK) -- This heat wave has kept road crews busy throughout the state. Pavement buckling and blowouts have been reported all over Wisconsin, including in our area.

State Route 43 northbound and the Adam Street ramp remain closed following a pavement issue that surfaced around 5 p.m. on Sunday.

That work will affect travel in both eastbound and westbound directions and is part of an overall $9.69 million concrete preservation project on I-70 that is expected to continue through late fall.

Between asphalt and concrete roads Sir: Concrete roads have recently been enthusiastically supported as a durable and sustainable solution by its proponents of transportation infrastructure.

According to DOTD, pavement buckling is common during extreme heat, especially on older concrete roads. Roadways are built with expansion joints — small cuts in the pavement designed to give the ...