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With most of the state under an excessive heat warning until Friday night, the risk of pavement buckling will be high today and tomorrow, according to Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) officials. During hot weather, pavement tends to expand. Where there are expansion joints, the slabs of pavement push against each other, and if the pressure becomes high enough the pavement may buckle. This could also lead to various cracks on the pavement. This needs to be fixed as soon as possible since these roads could be used by a lot of people, posing a risk of an accident. Professionals recommend hiring the services of a mudjacking Denver firm (or anywhere near your location) to repair the pavement. Various experts might also suggest that it is important to inspect the roads and pavements every now and then to find out if there are any underlying problems that could possibly be fixed before it is too late. On July Fourth, approximately 17 pavement buckles on major highways were reported to WisDOT. County maintenance crews were able to repair the highway buckling on average in about two to three hours. “We are continuing to monitor the major highways and are coordinating with county highway maintenance crews in case of more buckling today and tomorrow,” says Rory Rhinesmith of WisDOT. “However, pavement bucklings typically are quite random and motorists need to be prepared.”
WisDOT officials recommend the following safety tips for motorists in case of pavement buckling:
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