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• Hotter weather changes the stress on pavement and heavier and more frequent storms are realities that transportation construction standards have to address, according to John Horsley, outgoing executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation officials.
• Five weeks of 100-degree-plus readings in Dallas and 100-year storms that seem to happen much more often were not considered when current standards were developed, so changes are needed.
• The organization took the politically charged phrase "Climate Change" out of the name of a committee looking at environmental effects on transportation infrastructure, but the facts of climate data in recent years, including buckled pavement and warped rails, are the reality for states, said Horsley, who is retiring next year.

From the article:

"There is a whole series of standards that are going to have to be revisited in light of the change in climate that is coming at us." ...