The recently reopened I-95 bridge is in part thanks to residents in Burlington County whose recycled glass was used to build foundation material for new lanes.
Ahead of schedule, I-95’s temporary lanes are now back open after the tanker crash and explosion on June 11 that caused a section to collapse.That’s right, recycled glass thrown into residential bins in Burlington County was used to pave the way to the new I-95. Mixed crushed glass is a part of “the fill” that was used to make the material for the foundation of the new interstate.Get Philly local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox.
When the glass is taken to the recycling center it is sorted, goes through a glass breaker and then onto a crusher room where it’s broken down into very small pieces. Those pieces were used to make an aggregate material which was used to build the support system of the new I-95.
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