Watch the I-95 livestream as crews make repairs to collapsed highway in Philadelphia

Anthony DiMattia and Isabel Hughes, Delaware News Journal
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has set up a livestream as crews make repairs to Interstate 95 in Philadelphia following the collapse of a portion of the span on Sunday, June 11.

What happened to I-95 in Philadelphia?

An elevated section of highway collapsed early Sunday morning after a truck hauling 8,500 gallons of gasoline flipped on an off-ramp, triggering a blaze. Four northbound lanes fell onto Cottman Avenue in the city’s Tacony neighborhood, shuttering the interstate in both directions between Woodhaven Road and Aramingo Avenue.

Local officials said steel girders — which support the beams that hold up the highway — were weakened in the blaze.

Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office identified Nathan Moody, a 53-year-old Philadelphia-area man, as the tanker truck driver who died in the accident.

A person views the scene of a collapsed elevated section of Interstate 95, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Philadelphia.
A person views the scene of a collapsed elevated section of Interstate 95, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Philadelphia.

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How long will the I-95 repairs take?

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said workers will build up the ground to the surface level of the remaining I-95 so they can then lay pavement.

He said trucks carrying Pennsylvania-made, recycled glass aggregate will be used as the backfill at the site.

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll said the lanes will run through the center of what is currently a void, while the outer area – 35 or so feet on either side of the lanes – is where the bridge will be built.

That construction won’t impact the traffic that flows north and south on the three lanes.

Officials have said that a permanent fix will take months to complete.

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How much will it cost to repair I-95?

According to a Federal Highway Administration representative, who spoke on behalf of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, the administration will be providing $3 million to support the ongoing demolition and the emergency repairs to follow.

Shapiro said he freed up $7 million of the state’s money by signing a disaster declaration earlier this week.

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Where is I-95 closed in Philadelphia?

  • Castor Avenue on-ramp for I-95 northbound

    • Closed

  • Aramingo Avenue/I-95 on and off-ramps

    • On-ramp to I-95 northbound closed

    • Betsy Ross off-ramp to I-95 northbound closed

  • Bridge Street ramp

    • I-95 on-ramp at Bridge Street closed

    • All traffic on Tacony Street will flow northbound only from Bridge Street to New State Road

  • Tacony Street and Tacony-Palmyra Bridge

    • Tacony Palmyra Bridge traffic onto Tacony Street closed. All traffic continues westbound onto Levick Street

  • Cottman Avenue exit and State Road closures

    • State Road from Cottman Avenue to Longshore Avenue will be one-way, southbound travel only

  • Southbound I-95 detour

    • Exit I-95 southbound at Cottman Avenue.

    • At the end of the ramp, right on Bleigh Street.

    • Follow Bleigh to State Road, make a left onto State.

    • Travel State Road South to Longshore Avenue.

    • Re-enter I-95 southbound at State Road and Longshore Avenue.

  • Northbound I-95 detour

    • Exit I-95 at Aramingo Avenue.

    • At the end of the ramp, make a left onto Aramingo Avenue.

    • Follow Aramingo Avenue to Tacony Street. Turn right.

    • Take Tacony Street northbound around Tacony-Palmyra Bridge loop to New State Road. Continue northbound.

    • Travel New State Road to Milnor Street and re-enter I-95 northbound.

— City of Philadelphia

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I-95 detour in Philadelphia

For people traveling on I-95 south, officials recommended using Route 63 west (Woodhaven Road), U.S. 1 south, I-76 east to I-676 east. For people traveling on I-95 north, officials recommended I-676 west, I-76 west, U.S. 1 north to Route 63 east (Woodhaven Road).

Philadelphia residents should use regional public transit services, such as rapid transit, commuter rail or light rail, the city's Office of Emergency Management said.

Southbound I-95 motorists can go as far south as Exit 30 (Cottman Avenue). Northbound I-95 motorists can go as far north as Exit 26 (Betsy Ross Bridge/Aramingo Avenue), according to PennDOT.

I-95 collapse in Philadelphia map

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