Pennsylvania’s plan for the work involves trucking in 2,000 tons of lightweight glass nuggets for the quick rebuilding, with crews working around the clock until the interstate is open to traffic. We’re going to stay with you until this is rebuilt, until it’s totally finished,” he said at the briefing. He said he told the governor, “There’s no more important project right now in the country as far as I’m concerned.” The president described it as an “all hands on deck” project to address a “crisis.” “I’ve directed my team … to move heaven and earth to get this done as soon as humanly possible,” Biden said.
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State transportation officials said the driver was trying to navigate a curve and lost control. The stretch of the East Coast’s main north-south highway collapsed early last Sunday after a tractor-trailer hauling gasoline flipped over on an off-ramp and caught fire. Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Manuel Balce Ceneta Josh Shapiro, right, listens as President Joe Biden speaks about the Interstate 95 highway collapse after an aerial tour of the site at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Saturday, June 17, 2023. He said “folks here in Philly have a real renewed sense of civic pride through this project” and that “there’s something special happening in our community” with people coming together. We are going to get traffic moving again thanks to the extraordinary work that is going on here.” Shapiro, offering a timeline that would be welcome news to commuters and long-haul truckers alike, said with Biden at his side: “I can state with confidence that we will have I-95 reopened within the next two weeks.
… It’s critical to our economy and it’s critical to our quality of life.’’ “Over 150,000 vehicles travel on it every day, including 14,000 trucks. “I know how important this stretch of highway is” to Philadelphia and the Northeast Corridor, he said. Josh Shapiro said at a briefing at Philadelphia International Airport after the flyover that included members of Congress and the city’s mayor.īiden outlined the substantial initial federal commitment and longer term support for a permanent fix for the vital roadway. “We are getting it done here in Philly,” Gov. PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The collapsed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia will reopen within two weeks, Pennsylvania’s governor said Saturday, after joining President Joe Biden on a helicopter tour over the critical segment of the highway closed to East Coast traffic since last weekend.
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