Extreme heat forced the metal of the Third Avenue Bridge linking Manhattan and the Bronx to expand and become stuck for several hours Monday afternoon — a phenomenon that increasingly threatens to ...

Summer 2024’s record heat is creating problems for transportation infrastructure, from roads to rails. It doesn’t help that the worsening heat is hitting a U.S. infrastructure system that’s already in ...

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The sudden closure of the Ben Sawyer Bridge on Monday — caused by "extreme heat" that expanded its steel structure to where it became stuck partially open — is a relatively rare occurrence and not a ...

SULLIVAN'S ISLAND, S.C. (WCIV) — The Ben Sawyer Bridge reopened to vehicular traffic Monday night. SCDOT says extreme heat caused the steel on the bridge to expand, impacting the opening and closing ...

A blast of arctic air cold could bring dangerous road conditions in the coming days, Alabama officials are warning. The cold front is expected to move across the state Thursday and Friday, plunging ...

The extreme weather marking ten consecutive years of record heat globally have tested the resilience of the paved roads, steel rail lines and bridges that facilitate mass transport, trade and everyday ...

Keywords: earthquakes, bridges, Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) factors, extreme hazard, multi-hazard, resilience Abstract: A bridge can fail for many reasons, including internal causes ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) It doesn’t help that the worsening heat is hitting a U.S. infrastructure system that’s ...