> “Our asphalt plants were all shut down for the winter,” McCarthy says
> But Alaska in late fall is bitterly cold, and frozen asphalt can take a week or longer to melt into a sticky, pliable material.
> Soon after the earthquake struck, owners of asphalt plants switched on their heaters. “We were fortunate that they did that.” McCarthy says. “By the time we’d finished the earthworks, the asphalt plants were ready to go.”
I wonder if they were called to do so, had instructions that in the case of an earthquake they should, or just did it of their own volition. Either way, it is heartwarming to see the response of Alaska to this issue and the speed at which they acted.
> But Alaska in late fall is bitterly cold, and frozen asphalt can take a week or longer to melt into a sticky, pliable material.
> Soon after the earthquake struck, owners of asphalt plants switched on their heaters. “We were fortunate that they did that.” McCarthy says. “By the time we’d finished the earthworks, the asphalt plants were ready to go.”
I wonder if they were called to do so, had instructions that in the case of an earthquake they should, or just did it of their own volition. Either way, it is heartwarming to see the response of Alaska to this issue and the speed at which they acted.