Extreme heat caused temperature deformations on six cement-concrete highways in Kazakhstan. Road services promptly restored the pavement. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
According to KazAvtoZhol, services are now monitoring the condition of roads with cement-concrete pavement around the clock amid the abnormal heat. Highways with a total length of 1,636.5 km are under constant observation.
During scheduled inspections, specialists discovered six sections with local temperature deformations in:
- 013 sections of the Samara-Shymkent highway in Aktobe region;
- 021 section of the Samara-Shymkent highway in Kyzylorda region;
- 031 section of the Almaty-Taraz highway in Zhambyl region;
- 041 section of the Almaty-Oskemen highway in Almaty region.
More than fifty specialists were involved in eliminating the defects. All identified damages were eliminated in the shortest possible time, allowing traffic to continue without restrictions.
The department explained that during extreme heat, the surface of cement-concrete pavement can heat up to +60…+70 °C and above. This causes internal stresses in concrete slabs, which can lead to local deformations.
Such phenomena are considered typical for many countries during prolonged heatwaves.
Earlier, Kursiv reported on how drivers can reduce the risk of accidents on night highways.