While air-conditioned offices and homes can offer an escape from Wisconsin's high temperatures this week, people who rebuild roads, mow parks and work at construction sites can’t avoid the oppressive heat.
Wells Asphalt Paving workers Keith Doerr, left, and Jeremy Monroe spread asphalt onto the surface of a parking lot during a patching and sealcoating job along South Park Street. The asphalt can reach temperatures of up to 400 degrees.
Wells Asphalt Paving worker Keith Doerr uses a flame to clear vegetation and debris from the perimeter of a parking lot during a patching and sealcoating job along South Park Street on July 14.
Victor Vargas, left, and Martin Ramirez, both with AstroTurf, work in the extreme heat installing synthetic turf at Edgewood High School’s football field.
Victor Vargas, left, and Martin Ramirez, both with AstroTurf, work in the extreme heat installing synthetic turf at Edgewood High School’s football field.
Wells Asphalt Paving worker Keith Doerr uses a flame to clear vegetation and debris from the perimeter of a parking lot during a patching and sealcoating job along South Park Street on July 14.
Wells Asphalt Paving workers Keith Doerr, left, and Jeremy Monroe spread asphalt onto the surface of a parking lot during a patching and sealcoating job along South Park Street. The asphalt can reach temperatures of up to 400 degrees.
