Though a rare sight in Door County, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation warns you about the increased likelihood of the pavement buckling on your commute. Their warning came ahead of two such incidents on I-41 on Monday, causing delays for drivers near Scheuring Road in Brown County and US-45 in Oshkosh. Pavement buckling also caused problems for motorists on US-151 in Fond du Lac County. According to WISDOT, pavement buckling occurs when the weather goes from cool to very hot, causing pavement slabs to expand and push against each other, creating cracked bumps and dips in the road. Door County Highway Commissioner Thad Ash says pavement buckling is always a concern, but it happens few and far between. The incline on WIS 42/57 from Gordon Road to Forest Road is one of the trouble spots in the past that Ash mentioned, pointing out that the centerline often popped out. He says some factors make it less likely to occur in Door County than in other areas like the Fox Valley, starting with the amount of concrete used on local roads.

Ash and his highway department crews have plenty to do without the pavement buckling. After finishing work in Baileys Harbor and Jacksonport this week, the Door County Highway Department focuses on County Road E from STH 57 to the causeway and other jobs on County Road DK and in the Town of Sevastopol.