.PeteButtigieg needs to do more than tweeting. The section of I-95 that collapsed is vital to the city, the region, and, more importantly, the country, cwtremo writes.
Early Sunday morning, a section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia collapsed after a tanker truck caught fire underneath the highway overpass. Fortunately, no one was injured. It’s a devastating blow to the city’s main transportation corridor that linked the northeast section of Philadelphia to the downtown area, sports complex, and many entertainment venues.
The collapse, we are told, will take months to repair, and there doesn’t seem to be any urgency in speeding up the process. Given the significance of the infrastructure disaster, many are wondering if it is enough of an emergency for Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to grace the area with his presence. Buttigieg was criticized for seemingly taking excessive vacation time and not prioritizing a visit to East Palestine, Ohio, after a train derailment in the area.
“To date, President Biden’s infrastructure law has funded over 32,000 projects nationwide — delivering investments that many communities have waited to see for decades,” Buttigieg tweeted. “Where these projects come to fruition, opportunity and better quality of life follows.”Closely monitoring the fire and collapse on I-95 in Pennsylvania. I‘ve been in touch with FHWA and spoke with Gov. Shapiro to offer any assistance that USDOT can provide to help with recovery and reconstruction.
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