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A14 closed: Heat causes dangerous asphalt damage!
A14 between intersection Schwerin and Schwerin-Nord closed due to heat damage. Traffic delays and diversions until Friday evening.
A14 closed: Heat causes dangerous asphalt damage!
The A14 motorway between the Schwerin motorway junction and the Schwerin-Nord junction in the direction of Wismar is currently closed. This is due to the persistently high temperatures, which have caused the asphalt surface to heat up. That reports Schwerin-lokal.de. The asphalt surface has deformed significantly in places, which not only makes the road uneven, but also poses a major risk for drivers and motorcyclists.
The federal Autobahn GmbH has already started repair work immediately. First, the damaged areas are milled away before being filled with new asphalt. These measures aim to make the roadway safe and smooth again. The work is expected to last until Friday evening. Drivers have to prepare for traffic delays and will be redirected along parallel country roads, as the Süddeutsche Zeitung reports: sueddeutsche.de.
Heat damage to infrastructure
The situation on the A14 is symptomatic of the challenges that high temperatures pose to our transport infrastructure. Dark asphalt heats up quickly when exposed to direct sunlight, which in some cases can cause such catastrophic damage. Technical measures to improve road infrastructure are therefore important. For example, new asphalt mixtures are used that can react better to climatic influences such as heat and heavy rain Federal Environment Agency determines.
In order to minimize such incidents in the future, not only immediate repair measures are necessary, but also preventive adjustments, such as those carried out as part of climate adaptation concepts. In recent years it has been shown that adapting infrastructure to climate changes not only incurs costs, but also has a positive effect on our economy, even in years without major damage. With targeted investments, the reliability and safety of use of transport routes could be increased in the long term.
Until the A14 is completely passable again, road users are advised to find out about the diversions in good time and avoid the construction zones. The safety of all road users must be the top priority and this work is essential to achieve this.