The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will build a temporary road on top of backfill to patch the gap in Interstate 95 left by the collapse of a bridge in northeast Philadelphia, officials announced Wednesday.
Gov. Josh Shapiro said the approach is the fastest way to get I-95 safely reopened. Recycled glass aggregate will be shipped to the site under police escort to fill the area that had been spanned by a pair of bridges. Permanent bridges will be constructed later.The costs of the project are still being calculated and Shapiro repeatedly declined to say when the temporary or permanent roads might open. The governor said the public will be able to watch progress on a live camera feed.
NTSB spokeswoman Sarah Sulick on Wednesday said investigators and representatives from federal trucking and hazardous materials agencies visited Penn Tank Lines, the company that operated the truck, to gather information. Sulick said the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s records show the company was in good standing and authorized to transport hazardous materials.
Pennsylvania Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll said the temporary road will have three lanes in each direction. The next phase of the project will involve building a permanent crossing, removing the fill and restoring the exit ramp beneath the highway. The work will be carried out by Philadelphia firm Buckley & Co.
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