Published July 08, 2012, 09:53 AM
-- Temperatures over 90 and approaching 100 degrees have had a major impact on Wisconsin roads – especially in Chippewa County.
Chippewa County roads damaged by heat
Western Wisconsin News-- Temperatures over 90 and approaching 100 degrees have had a major impact on Wisconsin roads – especially in Chippewa County.
CHIPPEWA FALLS - Temperatures over 90 and approaching 100 degrees have had a major impact on Wisconsin roads – especially in Chippewa County.
Roads there have failed at a reported nine locations, including six of them on Highway 29. Chippewa County Highway Commissioner Bruce Stelzner says the problems on Highway 29 are surprising because the roadway is only about six or seven years old.
Concrete pavement is especially vulnerable to blow-ups because it doesn’t expand with the heat like asphalt roads. Each patch job requires a staff of up to a dozen workers, spending at least two hours fixing the pavement.
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