Part of overpass on I-95 in NE Philly collapses after tanker fire

[Dough4872]

https://6abc.com/i-95-repairs-construction-collapse-rebuild/13406575/ I-95 will be reopening to traffic this weekend.

[davewiecking]

For those who haven't noticed, the camera has been moved to the upper level, but Buckley only brought one of their signs up. Modified L-shaped Jersey barrier parts have been installed adjacent the NB lanes, and are currently being installed on the other side.

[Dough4872]

https://6abc.com/i-9-collapse-philadelphia-road-repair-construction/13412754/ Paving has begun for the temporary fix to I-95

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

3) At the very end he said he's going for a Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich. No no no no no no no. Philly people would add him to the glass/dirt mixture they're filling the hole with hearing that. In and near the city, it's just a Cheesesteak. For most outsiders, Philly Cheesesteak is acceptable.  But a Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich...showing whatever slop he was eating?  He'd lose any credibility if that was broadcasted widely in the Philly area.

And people wonder why other states do not use "Philadelphia" as as control city?

Because of cheesesteaks?

[Dough4872]

https://6abc.com/pocono-raceway-i-95-bridge-collapse-philadelphia-road-repair/13414418/ Interesting, Pocono Raceway is sending their jet driers to make sure line painting isn't delayed by rain

[Chris19001]

3) At the very end he said he's going for a Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich. No no no no no no no. Philly people would add him to the glass/dirt mixture they're filling the hole with hearing that. In and near the city, it's just a Cheesesteak. For most outsiders, Philly Cheesesteak is acceptable.  But a Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich...showing whatever slop he was eating?  He'd lose any credibility if that was broadcasted widely in the Philly area.

He's going to be the receiver of some some wiz wit for that faux-pas..

[MASTERNC]

They are now saying the road will reopen Friday at Noon. There will be three 11-foot lanes, with the lane closures starting a mile before the bridge

[J N Winkler]

There will be three 11-foot lanes, with the lane closures starting a mile before the bridge

Called it!

[cjw2001]

Lane lines being painted tonight on the new surface https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP8E09G6ga8 

[jeffandnicole]

Lane lines being painted tonight on the new surface

And as of 11pm, lines are painted.  Traffic will be rolling again...an incredible 12 days after the collapse.

[J N Winkler]

He seemed to blame the collapse on the rebar within the concrete. Actually, he was a bit unclear of this as he did show an image of bridge beams at one point, which was the actual structural reason for the collapse. He kinda got the general point across, that metal gave way destroying the bridge; he just did a lousy job explaining it.

It sounded like he thought the deck was supported by AASHTO concrete beams.  It was not.  This was a single-span steel plate girder bridge with a concrete deck laid over stay-in-place forms.

I wonder if he got confused by information floating around about the old bridge, which was a three-span design with concrete beams.

Google StreetView, September 2012:  Original bridge

Google StreetView, November 2017:  New bridge (the one destroyed by fire) shortly after completion of the I-95 Cottman-Princeton upgrade

[Road Hog]

I agree, calling it "Philly cheesesteak" is like calling it "British cricket" or an "Australian kangaroo." That said, major hats off to Penn DOT for getting the job done. A model for all future catastrophic failures.

[CtrlAltDel]

3) At the very end he said he's going for a Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich. No no no no no no no. Philly people would add him to the glass/dirt mixture they're filling the hole with hearing that. In and near the city, it's just a Cheesesteak. For most outsiders, Philly Cheesesteak is acceptable.  But a Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich...showing whatever slop he was eating?  He'd lose any credibility if that was broadcasted widely in the Philly area.

More evidence that there is nothing, absolutely nothing, that people will not complain about.

[sharkyfour]

Am I the only one watching this live feed and thinking this road could have re-opened hours ago, maybe even in time for the morning commute, if the Governor didn't feel the need to hold a press conference right on the new roadway?

[bluecountry]

I do not know if it was because of this, but I drove from DC to NY yesterday, and early afternoon it was really busy, though not awful, but much busier than I would expect on a Thursday crossing the DEMB.
I am not sure if that is just summer traffic, I-95 diverting to I-295, or both.
The NJTP seemed heavier in SJ, but most of the 95 corridor from DC to NY was too.

[1995hoo]

https://twitter.com/kylepaganCB/status/1672259574634512385

[Dough4872]

https://6abc.com/i-95-bridge-collapse-live-stream-philadelphia-repair/13417623/ I-95 is officially reopened to traffic.

[Flyer78]

Am I the only one watching this live feed and thinking this road could have re-opened hours ago, maybe even in time for the morning commute, if the Governor didn't feel the need to hold a press conference right on the new roadway?

I was thinking that last night, after the striping was done, but it does appear there were some punch-list items being taken care of, even after "noon." (The roadway was not reopened when I looked before 12:30).

The presser was kind-of-necessary, that form of retail politics goes with projects like this -- I actually think Shapiro does a pretty good job at these (was amused when he actually said "get shit done") and much better than others (looking at you Mayor Kenney and your speed read of prepared remarks). The press questions about safety were also amusing, they were asking why the deadline was moved up just a few hours after saying Saturday or Sunday.

[cjw2001]

Am I the only one watching this live feed and thinking this road could have re-opened hours ago, maybe even in time for the morning commute, if the Governor didn't feel the need to hold a press conference right on the new roadway?

I was thinking that last night, after the striping was done, but it does appear there were some punch-list items being taken care of, even after "noon." (The roadway was not reopened when I looked before 12:30).

The presser was kind-of-necessary, that form of retail politics goes with projects like this -- I actually think Shapiro does a pretty good job at these (was amused when he actually said "get shit done") and much better than others (looking at you Mayor Kenney and your speed read of prepared remarks). The press questions about safety were also amusing, they were asking why the deadline was moved up just a few hours after saying Saturday or Sunday.

It is also important to allow the workers that made this possible to get their moment of appreciation.  It is time well spent.

[kernals12]

They say the bridge will be closed for weeks. But can't they use accelerated bridge construction and replace it in a day or two?

Okay, maybe it wasn't a day or two, but less than two weeks is pretty impressive.

[odditude]

They say the bridge will be closed for weeks. But can't they use accelerated bridge construction and replace it in a day or two?

Okay, maybe it wasn't a day or two, but less than two weeks is pretty impressive.

you do realize this is a temporary fix to enable the longer-term temporary fix to allow for the permanent replacement, right?

[Alps]

They say the bridge will be closed for weeks. But can't they use accelerated bridge construction and replace it in a day or two?

Okay, maybe it wasn't a day or two, but less than two weeks is pretty impressive.

you do realize this is a temporary fix to enable the longer-term temporary fix to allow for the permanent replacement, right?

Less than two weeks is impressive.

[Ted$8roadFan]

It's a temporary fix. However, given the immense challenges involved in reconstructing not just a highway, but part of what is arguably the most important highway in the eastern US, it is indeed remarkable that it got done so quickly.

[bwana39]

Yes, it is temporary.

My question would seemingly be if reopening the road / ramp passing under were not important, could it be left in place for the long term?  IE how resilient / durable is it? How does it feel to drive across. (I realize asphalt travel lanes are on top of it.)

I would assume it is more expensive than clay / rock  as a filler for a permanently filled elevated road structure.

While it is a material that is made partially from recycled material, is it truly environmentally friendly?

The last question is about demolition. How hard it it going to be to demo this stuff when the time comes?

This is more about the material than this placement per se. I doubt I am the only one who is curious.

[jeffandnicole]

Yes, it is temporary.

My question would seemingly be if reopening the road / ramp passing under were not important, could it be left in place for the long term?  IE how resilient / durable is it? How does it feel to drive across. (I realize asphalt travel lanes are on top of it.)

I would assume it is more expensive than clay / rock  as a filler for a permanently filled elevated road structure.

While it is a material that is made partially from recycled material, is it truly environmentally friendly?

The last question is about demolition. How hard it it going to be to demo this stuff when the time comes?

This is more about the material than this placement per se. I doubt I am the only one who is curious.

At least for the demo part: Shouldn't be that hard, and it's not all that unusual of a project, even in a tight space. Mill off the asphalt. Dig out the fill. Depending where irs from, that fill can probably be recycled and used elsewhere.