WELCOME TO THE FUTURE, WHERE IT’S SO HOT THE ROADS ARE BUCKLING
Bumpy ride
The pavement can expand under hot conditions, and when this happens quickly — as it did on Highway 36 and Interstate 90 — segments of the road smash together and the roadway buckles. Last week’s spike in heat caused the surface temperature of the road to hit between 120 and 125 degrees, according to the state DOT — plenty hot enough to stress out the roadways in Minnesota and neighboring South Dakota, which saw similar buckling.Temperatures have since dropped in the area, but the buckling could be an indication of the hot and bumpy ride to come. According to Climate Central, a Minnesota summer in 2100 will feel like a Texan summer today.
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