Four streets in Kenner buckle in extreme heat
by The Times-Picayune
Monday June 22, 2009, 6:21 PM

Kenner officials said public works crews spent much of this afternoon racing to fix streets that buckled in extreme heat.

Temperatures at New Orleans International Airport hovered around 95 for much of the afternoon and were forecast to climb higher Tuesday.

Amid blistering sun, crews cut down buckled roadways at 39th Street and California Avenue, in the 4000 block of West Esplanade Avenue and at 3701 W. Loyola Ave., a City Hall statement said. On Sunday, they repaired an eruption in 2900 block of Palm Vista Drive.

Jerry Dillenkoffer, assistant director for public works, suggested that motorists drive slowly on unshaded concrete streets and report buckling by calling 911.