Highways worldwide are facing heat-related infrastructure challenges and traffic disruptions. European roads are melting under extreme temperatures while Indian highways prove more resilient, and multiple accidents are causing delays on major routes during peak travel periods.
·European highway materials fail at 40°C while Indian roads withstand 60°C due to different asphalt composition and construction standards
·Multiple crashes causing traffic backups on U.S. highways including Cape Cod route and Highway 42
·Semitruck fire and runaway RV incidents adding to highway safety concerns during holiday weekend travel
·Chinese-Tajik border highway construction resuming with laborers returning to work
drawn from Firstpost, The Washington Post, WITN, The Seattle Times · updated 2h ago