News 9
By: Cal Day
July 13, 2022
TULSA, Oklahoma - The Oklahoma Department of Transportation says its crews have had to fix some roads because of the extreme temperatures this summer. The hot weather can be especially harsh on older roads.
A spokesperson for ODOT says the sustained heat causes the panels under the roads to expand and push against each other. When that happens, roads begin to pop up.
So far, ODOT has taken care of eight reports statewide of buckled roads. That’s right in the middle of the yearly average of seven to nine repairs, with this month and August still left to go.
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