Extreme heat ruins SR-13 resurfacing 

SYRACUSE, Ind.-- As extreme heat covers Michiana, temperatures on SR-13 in Kosciusko County made the recent chip and seal road resurface come undone, resulting in oily roads and loose gravel.

"Chip and seal is a very common practice that we use, it helps elongate the road by sealing things up," said Hunter Petroviak, public relations director for the INDOT Northeast District. "With all this excessive heat that we're seeing, unfortunately, things didn't get a chance to kind of cure out there and so it's kind of allowed for that oil to rise to the top of the road, kind of creating the situation you’re seeing right now."

It's a big annoyance for locals and small businesses, like One Call Water, which is directly off SR-13 (aka South Huntington Street).

"All day long, nonstop, back and forth, back and forth, so yeah it affects us a lot," said Manager Barry Scheetz, referring to how often they use that road.

It's now closed to through traffic, and single-lane local traffic is slow moving as crews work to remedy the situation.

"Milling down the worst part of the area," Petroviak said. "unfortunately, the road is still going to remain closed as we figure out what to do with the rest of the stretch."

He said it's unclear how long the emergency repairs will take, but it could be weeks.

"It'll definitely hurt us on business, 'cause people don't want to come out and get stuck in here," Scheetz said. "We had a semi driver come in earlier, he was sitting by about a half hour, trying to get out.”

Petroviak said INDOT always does its chip and seal work during the summer months that's Indiana's construction season, but as instances of extreme heat become more frequent in the Midwest locals are wondering why this work is being done in the peak of summer heat.