Given the size of the I-95 collapse and damage, Professor Bechtel expects the repairs to take much longer than Atlanta.
Engineers are busy creating a plan to get the collapsed portion of I-95 rebuilt as quickly as possible.
Giving people hope is a similar incident in Atlanta six years ago, when crews were able to make repairs in less than two months.Investigators say a homeless man sparked the intense blaze after intentionally setting a chair on fire and subsequently igniting combustible materials stored under the highway.
Crews work on a section of an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Friday, March 31, 2017."We design stuff to be reliable and this is odd and unreliable. It's happened in the past. But if you consider bridge fires that happened, compare it to a home fire or building fire, there's way, way, less of those," said Andrew Bechtel, a civil engineering professor at The College of New Jersey.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Stanford professor accused of domestic abuse found after disappearing on backpacking tripThe multi-day search covered over 70 miles of trails and included air support, dog teams, and a variety of Search and Rescue agencies.
Read more »
How a forgettable UC Berkeley professor became the UnabomberBefore he was the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski was a young UC Berkeley professor, living in a cottage on Regent Street and nursing a grudge that would grow into one of America’s most famous violent vendettas.
Read more »
The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Escape Room ExplosionsSeasons worth of baggage bubbles up for Kandi and Marlo.
Read more »
Stanford professor who vanished on hike ahead of scheduled DV court date is foundHunter Fraser, 44, was located in Washington state’s Olympic National Park on Saturday — a day after he was slated to appear in a California court over allegations he assaulted his girl…
Read more »
San Francisco professor wins the 112th Dipsea trail raceIreland native and UCSF scientist Paddy O’Leary took the lead in the last mile and pulled off the victory in the 112th rendition of the Dipsea trail race in Marin County. Five women rounded out the top six finishers. [Photos: Courtesy of Dipsea]
Read more »
German professor hurls racist insults at Muslim studentA Muslim student has been racially insulted by a university professor in Germany because she was wearing a headscarf, her lawyer says
Read more »