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Less thank 2 weeks later!! Thank you #GovernorShapiro , #SecretaryPeteButtigieg and #PresidentBiden #DemocratsDeliver

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I-95 to reopen Friday, less than 2 weeks after collapse – NBC10 Philadelphia

It took less than two weeks for crews to rebuild the collapsed lanes of Interstate I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia. NBC10’s Matt DeLucia reports on the final...

10:25 AM - Jun 23, 2023

Socio-gen

@JennieKinPA

I am so proud of our state!! This is what excellent leadership, great union workers, and collaboration across multiple entities can do!

Now, we'll see if the rest of the project (replacing the actual bridge) is done on "PennDOT time" or at a similar pace to building this temporary road.

In response to Barb A.

10:59 AM - Jun 23, 2023

Socio-gen

@JennieKinPA

In response to Socio-gen.

I say this as someone suffering through the Rte 199 project which has now entered Year 3 (of a scheduled 4 years) of PennDOT's widening, replacing water, gas, and sewer lines, and repaving a 5-mile stretch of our primary north-south road through town.

11:02 AM - Jun 23, 2023 (Edited)

Barb A

@PlumleyGirl

In response to Socio-gen.

I love that Shapiro was asked about the collapse of the road off 295 when he was explaining what they were constructing as the temporary road because this collapse has taken years to even begin to fix.
https://www.inquirer.com/transportation/interstate-295-retaining-wall-collapse-causes-nj-2022060

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I-295 retaining wall collapse: Wrong soil, inadequate support were causes

"Commuters are owed an explanation about what the next steps will look like and how the rebuild will be done to keep this from happening again," a local official said.

11:19 AM - Jun 23, 2023

Barb A

@PlumleyGirl

In response to Socio-gen.

I am curious to see how they will remove the filler that is there now when they are done building the outside lanes without harming the new structures.

11:01 AM - Jun 23, 2023

Socio-gen

@JennieKinPA

In response to Barb A.

I saw a cool video that explained it! What they'll do is build the permanent bridge on the outside sections, re-route traffic over those, then demolish the retaining walls, remove the filler, and build the inside sections.

11:09 AM - Jun 23, 2023

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I-95 to reopen Friday, less than 2 weeks after collapse – NBC10 Philadelphia

I-295 retaining wall collapse: Wrong soil, inadequate support were causes