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Sweltering heat taking a toll on Oklahoma roads

Sweltering heat taking a toll on Oklahoma roads

Posted: Aug 02, 2010 3:23PM
Updated: Aug 03, 2010 8:27 AM
By Lacie Lowry, The News On 6

TULSA, OK
-- That heat is taking a toll on more than just people. A small stretch of U.S. Highway 75 near Ramona buckled in the heat Sunday, closing both northbound lanes.

Concrete expands in the heat and can lead to major problems. The City of Tulsa has already seen two cases this summer and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation deals with it about six times a year.

It's oh no for ODOT.

Repair crews are scrambling to fix the nine-inch concrete buckle on U.S. Highway 75 that's forced cars to drive on the shoulder near Ramona.

"This is the widest one I've ever had, but we've had a lot of them," Brian Sutton, project supervisor, said... FULL ARTICLE

 

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