Daily News | Loose cover plate on I-95 sends concrete down into South Philly, closes two lanes for repair
A metal cover plate came loose from the southbound I-95 roadway on Wednesday morning and caused some concrete to fall from the overpass into the streets of South Philadelphia, drawing worried looks from passersby.
Two lanes remained closed to traffic through Tuesday afternoon as maintenance crews worked to “cold patch” the gap where the cover plate came off, said PennDOT spokesperson Brad Rudolph.“We are investigating how this might have happened,” Rudolph said in an email. “This is not routine and we are taking this incident very seriously due to the safety concerns it poses.”
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