Press: Authorities want to lower speed limit over heat

The Czech Road and Motorway Authority is planning to lower the speed limits on parts of Czech highways because of the current heat wave, the daily Lidové noviny reported on Saturday. The heat damaged two parts of the motorway network earlier this week where the road surfaced bulged out. The officials are now putting together a list of other potentially dangerous spots, and will ask on Monday the Transport Ministry to lower the speed limit of 130 km/h in these passages. However, if the weather cools down, no such measure will be necessary, the road authority said.