Jason Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Bridge collapse shuts down I-95 in Philly; truck that caught fire was carrying gasoline WWW.INQUIRER.COM Interstate 95 remains closed in both directions in Northeast Philadelphia after a truck fire caused part of the highway to collapse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 So it can melt steel beams. I hope everyone is okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 This is gonna be a problem. A really, really big problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Not uncommon. https://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/2009/12/destroyed_in_july_tanker_explo.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 There was a similar (but much less destructive event) in Harrisburg years back and it was such a pain in the ass. Can’t imagine this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: This is gonna be a problem. A really, really big problem. Specifically this case, or do you mean more cases like this as time goes on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Just now, CitizenVectron said: Specifically this case, or do you mean more cases like this as time goes on? Specifically this case because of the sheer volume of traffic that I-95 represents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Rush hour traffic around Philly is already an abomination. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 Reopening in two weeks. Collapsed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia to reopen within 2 weeks, governor says WWW.NBCNEWS.COM 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 17, 2023 Author Share Posted June 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: Reopening in two weeks. Collapsed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia to reopen within 2 weeks, governor says WWW.NBCNEWS.COM 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... Oh so we CAN do infrastructure really fast when it involves keeping cars moving. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Weren't they initially saying at least a couple months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subzwari1987 Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 This is a temporary fix. They’re filling in the road over where the bridge collapsed so they can put a temporary road there to route traffic while they work on rebuilding the overpass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Between Shapiro’s response to this and Newsom’s interview on Hannity that’s getting him a lot of praise, it’s nice to see Democratic governors in the news for a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subzwari1987 Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Interstate 95 reopens 12 days after the collapse. Good job, Philly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 49 minutes ago, Subzwari1987 said: Interstate 95 reopens 12 days after the collapse. Good job, Philly. A reminder that shit-ass infrastructure improvements, maintenance, and repairs are often policy decisions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 The most temporary of fixes. This isn't pointing to any sort of failure in infrastructure construction. You'll notice that there's a Wile-E-Coyote style solid wall in the path of the local street that this bridge spanned. This gets the interstate back up and running, but it doesn't fix the entire problem. This section of highway is limited to 45 mph (to reduce the load on the road bed). A long lasting reconstruction (not a repair) of the bridge to allow travel on the street and the interstate is still needed and will probably take a year or more to design and construct. And that is because doing what they did isn't a long term solution. I can field as many infrastructure repair/replacement decision questions as I can, as I'm acquainted with some aspects of that process. But if people are interpreting this as "how it should be" then people are misinterpreting what has been done here and what is needed long term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 If Mastriano was governor there’d either be a prayer circle around the bridge or Mastriano saying “fuck it, that’s Philly’s problem.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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