Heat wave hurts roads, rails

Published July 7, 2012 4:00am ET



Washington’s record-breaking heat wave is making transportation tricky — and not just for sweaty joggers and bikers.

Officials are blaming the heat for everything from a Metro derailment to buckled pavement on Interstate 395. It’s so hot — with temperatures topping 95 degrees for 10 days straight — that rails and roads are expanding, cracking and kinking surfaces.

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