A14 locked: Heat ensures dangerous asphalt damage!

A14 locked: Heat ensures dangerous asphalt damage!

The A14 motorway between the Schwerin motorway junction and the Schwerin-Nord junction towards Wismar is currently closed. This is to blame for the persistently high temperatures that have led to a heat break in the asphalt ceiling. This reports Schwerin-lokal.de . The paved subsoil has been deformed in places, which not only makes the road uneven, but also a great risk of car and motorcyclists.

The Autobahn GmbH of the federal government has already initiated repair work immediately. First, the damaged areas are milled away before finally filling with a new asphalt. These measures aim to make the road safe and smooth again. The work is expected to continue until Friday evening. Drivers have to prepare for traffic disruptions and are diverted via country roads in parallel, as the Süddeutsche Zeitung reports: sueddeutsche.de .

heat damage to the infrastructure

The situation on the A14 is symptomatic of the challenges that provide high temperatures of our traffic infrastructure. Dark asphalt quickly heats up in direct sunlight, which in some cases can lead to such catastrophic damage. Therefore, technical measures are important to improve the street infrastructure. For example, new asphalt mixtures are used, which can react better to climatic influences such as heat and heavy rain, such as the Environmental Federal Office

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 adaptation of the infrastructure not only causes climatic changes, but also has a positive effect on our economy, even over years without much damage. With targeted investments, the reliability and security of use of traffic routes could be increased in the long term.

until the A14 is completely passable again, the road users are advised to find out more about the diversions and bypass the construction site areas. The security of all road users must be a top priority, and this work is essential.