Watch Livestream Of I-95 Rebuild

The livestream is on the PennDot website. On the PennDot website there are news stories, updates, photos and an image to show you what it will look like when it is done. You can also join the Great Philly Area PennDot group on facebook. They are posting photos on the facebook page.

On June 11, 2023, a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire under Interstate 95 in Philadelphia. The blaze caused a section of the highway to collapse, closing the road in both directions. The collapse caused significant traffic disruption and economic damage to the city.

In the aftermath of the collapse, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro declared a disaster and pledged to rebuild the highway as quickly as possible. The state of Pennsylvania has since awarded a $1.3 billion contract to a construction consortium to rebuild the collapsed section of I-95.

The rebuild of I-95 is a major undertaking, but it is necessary to restore the city's transportation infrastructure and economic vitality. The new highway will be wider and have more lanes, which will improve traffic flow and reduce congestion. The new highway will also be built to modern safety standards, which will help to prevent future accidents.

The rebuild of I-95 is a major investment in the future of Philadelphia. The project will create thousands of jobs, improve traffic flow, and reduce congestion. The new highway will also help to make Philadelphia a more attractive place to live, work, and visit.

Here are some of the challenges that the I-95 rebuild will face:

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Early Sunday morning, June 11, 2023, part of Interstate 95 collapsed due to a tanker fire underneath the northbound lanes in Philadelphia.

All lanes were shut down on I-95 near Cottman Avenue and State Road.

According to 6ABC the fire broke out after 6 am. Reports say the collapse happened around 6:22 am with one of the last cars driving over it less than a minute before the unthinkable happened.

Reports are that the tanker was carrying a petroleum-based product when the fire began. In the process of the fire, the northbound side of 95 collapsed on top of the burning truck due to the high heat. The southbound side also became compromised as a result of the blaze. All lanes on I-95 near Cottman Avenue and State Road remain closed. The southbound lanes will need to be demolished as well and the cleanup and rebuild could take months.

The NTSB and the  Federal Highway Administration are in Philadelphia to assess the damage and lend support.

It was reported on Monday (6/12) that sadly the truck driver, Nathaniel Moody, lost his life in the accident.

I-95 connects central Philadelphia with Mercer County in New Jersey and Bucks and Delaware Counties in Pennsylvania. An average of 160,000 commuters travel on this portion of I-95 every day.

Not only do people use I-95 daily to get to work, and it is most Philadelphian's access to the shore. PennDOT has suggested a detour for Philadelphians to use. State officials are even asking for employers to be sensitive to the travel times of their employees given the Interstate collapse.