PHILADELPHIA—The driver of a tanker truck hauling gasoline lost control on a curved off-ramp on Interstate 95, causing the truck to flip and catch fire, leading to the collapse of the northbound lanes in early June, federal safety officials said Thursday in a preliminary report. The National Transportation Safety Board’s brief report outlined what happened…
Driver Lost Control of Tanker Truck on Off Ramp Before I-95 Collapse, Federal Safety Officials Say
June 30, 2023
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I-95 to Reopen Ahead of Projected Two-Week Timeline
Less than two weeks after the collapse of a portion of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, the vital regional road has been reopened. An elevated section of I-95 collapsed on June 11 after the driver of a tractor-trailer hauling gasoline lost control while navigating a curve on an off-ramp and flipped the truck. It caught fire…
Governor: I-95 Traffic to Resume This Weekend With Interim Fix; Permanent Repair to Follow
June 21, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA—Temporary lanes on Interstate 95 will be open sometime this weekend, with permanent repairs to follow, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday, more than a week after a section of the interstate collapsed in Philadelphia. “Traffic will be flowing here on I-95 this weekend,” Shapiro said, lauding the around-the-clock work of crews on the stretch of…
Temporary Fix for Collapsed Part of I-95 in Philadelphia Could See Highway Reopen Within 2 Weeks
A week following the truck inferno that saw a Philadelphia section of the I-95 collapse, Pennsylvania’s governor said progress has been made and the roadway will reopen in two weeks. “I can state with confidence that we will have I-95 reopened within the next two weeks,” Gov. Josh Shapiro told reporters at a briefing with President…
Pennsylvania Using Tons of Recycled Glass Nuggets to Rebuild Collapsed Interstate 95
June 14, 2023
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Pennsylvania will truck in 2,000 tons of lightweight glass nuggets to help quickly rebuild a collapsed section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia and crews will work 24 hours a day until they can reopen the critical commercial artery, officials said Wednesday. Instead of rebuilding the overpass right away, crews will use the recycled glass to…
Body Recovered From Rubble of Philadelphia I-95 Highway Collapse
Human remains were recovered on Monday from a fallen overpass on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia as crews removed concrete debris from the site of a fiery weekend highway collapse that closed a stretch of one of the busiest traffic corridors along the U.S. East Coast. The section of I-95 was shut down in both directions…
Long Commutes Start After Part of I-95 Collapses in Philadelphia Following Tanker Truck Fire
June 12, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA—Drivers began longer commutes Monday after an elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed in Philadelphia a day earlier following damage caused by a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo catching fire. Sunday’s fire closed a heavily traveled segment of the East Coast’s main north-south highway indefinitely. Newscasts warned of traffic nightmares and gave advice on detours,…
Repairs of Collapsed I-95 in Philadelphia Could Take Months
Traffic along a major East Coast artery is likely to face months of delays after an elevated section of the I-95 highway in Pennsylvania collapsed on Sunday morning, state officials said. The approximately 70-foot-wide northbound portion of the I-95 in Philadelphia fell through after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire on an exit…
Repairs of Collapsed I-95 in Philadelphia to Take Months
Traffic along a major East Coast artery is likely to face months of delays after an elevated section of the I-95 highway in Pennsylvania collapsed on Sunday morning, state officials said. The approximately 70-foot-wide northbound portion of the I-95 in Philadelphia fell through after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire on an exit…
Major Interstate Collapses Near Philadelphia After Tanker Truck Bursts Into Flames
A section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia reportedly collapsed on Sunday after a tanker truck burst into flames, according to officials. “Today’s going to be a long day. Obviously, with [I-95] northbound gone and southbound questionable, it’s going to be even longer,” Dominick Mireles of the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management, told local media outlets…
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