In a statement, Biden said he was “proud of the hard-working men and women on site who put their heads down, stayed at it, and got I-95 reopened in record time.” President Joe Biden joined Shapiro on a helicopter tour of the site a little more than a week after the collapse and called the first-term governor, a fellow Democrat, on Friday.
“We enjoy doing the work, getting things done like this and making sure that we get Philly back up on its feet,” construction worker April Allen said Friday, high-fiving colleagues as the first vehicles crossed the new roadway. To get I-95 operating again as quickly as possible, workers used about 2,000 tons (1,814 metric tons) of lightweight glass nuggets to fill the underpass and bring it up to surface level, then paved over to create three lanes of travel in each direction. State and federal officials pledged quick action to minimize the economic impact and inconvenience. The closure of an important commercial artery snarled traffic in and around Philadelphia and threatened to raise the cost of consumer goods as truckers were forced to detour around the area. State transportation officials said the driver, who was killed, lost control around a curve.
The elevated section of I-95 collapsed early on June 11 after a tractor-trailer hauling gasoline flipped on an off-ramp and caught fire. “The traffic has been horrible,” said Chamberlain, gassing up at a station just off the interstate. Motorists like Dean Chamberlain were happy and relieved, saying the loss of I-95 had created chaos on the roads.
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