I-95 overpass collapsed on June 11th. Temp bridge set to reopen today.

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'We rebuilt I-95 in just 12 days': What to know as busy Philly road reopens less than 2 weeks after collapse

From how fast you can go to what's next, here's what to know about the temporary lanes on I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia.

www.nbcphiladelphia.com

Less than 2 weeks to build a functioning roadway while the fix for the permanent roadway continues on.

To get I-95 operating again as quickly as possible, workers used about 2,000 tons of lightweight glass nuggets to fill the underpass and bring it up to surface level, then paved over to create three lanes of travel in each direction. A permanent bridge will eventually be constructed.

President Joe Biden joined Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on a helicopter tour of the site a little more than a week after the collapse and praised the design as “incredibly innovative in order to get this work done in record time.’’

With rain threatening to delay the reopening, a truck-mounted jet dryer normally used to keep moisture off the track at Pocono Raceway was brought in to keep the fresh asphalt dry enough for lines to be painted.

 

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Rebuilt in 12 days

Yet a typical construction project gets dragged on for 2-3 years

Just goes to show that there is So many construction cones all over cities with no work done

 

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[Amerikan Melanin]

So all they did was excavate a trench, then secure it and filled it in with glass nuggets? Then paved the top.

Temporary solution. Won’t last forever as the road way compresses.

 

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OP
There was a similar story that occurred in metro ATL years ago. When the national scrutiny is on, the lollygagging, and unforseen cost overruns and delays mysteriously don't occur.

 

[Mike Nasty]

So all they did was excavate a trench, then secure it and filled it in with glass nuggets? Then paved the top.

Temporary solution. Won’t last forever as the road way compresses.

It's not meant to be forever, it's meant to reopen the interstate as soon as possible.

 

[BaggerofTea]

As I thought.

I pay too much money in taxes for fixing this to take longer than 2-3 weeks.