Permanent lanes on I-95 in Philadelphia reopened a year after fire
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(WHTM)– All permanent lanes of I-95 in northeast Philadelphia have now reopened.
All eight lanes were destroyed a year ago by a massive fire.
Philadelphia, PA. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll was joined by Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, and other officials to commemorate the completion of the permanent repairs to I-95 in northeast Philadelphia, less than a year after a fire last June caused the roadway to collapse. All lanes on I-95 in the area will be open to traffic by 5:00 AM on Friday morning, May 24, as well as one lane on the newly constructed ramp from northbound I-95 to Cottman Avenue, just in time for holiday weekend travel. May 23, 2024. Philadelphia, PA. Wayne Miller, with Philadelphia Building Trades speaks during Thursday’s event. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll was joined by Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, and other officials to commemorate the completion of the permanent repairs to I-95 in northeast Philadelphia, less than a year after a fire last June caused the roadway to collapse. All lanes on I-95 in the area will be open to traffic by 5:00 AM on Friday morning, May 24, as well as one lane on the newly constructed ramp from northbound I-95 to Cottman Avenue, just in time for holiday weekend travel. May 23, 2024. Philadelphia, PA. Butch Bennett, with Philadelphia Building Trades speaks during Thursday’s event. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll was joined by Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, and other officials to commemorate the completion of the permanent repairs to I-95 in northeast Philadelphia, less than a year after a fire last June caused the roadway to collapse. All lanes on I-95 in the area will be open to traffic by 5:00 AM on Friday morning, May 24, as well as one lane on the newly constructed ramp from northbound I-95 to Cottman Avenue, just in time for holiday weekend travel. May 23, 2024. Philadelphia, PA. Rob Buckley, President of Buckley & Company, Inc. speaks during Thursday’s event. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll was joined by Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, and other officials to commemorate the completion of the permanent repairs to I-95 in northeast Philadelphia, less than a year after a fire last June caused the roadway to collapse. All lanes on I-95 in the area will be open to traffic by 5:00 AM on Friday morning, May 24, as well as one lane on the newly constructed ramp from northbound I-95 to Cottman Avenue, just in time for holiday weekend travel. May 23, 2024. Philadelphia, PA. Leslie Richards, GM/CEO of SEPTA speaks during Thursday’s event. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll was joined by Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, and other officials to commemorate the completion of the permanent repairs to I-95 in northeast Philadelphia, less than a year after a fire last June caused the roadway to collapse. All lanes on I-95 in the area will be open to traffic by 5:00 AM on Friday morning, May 24, as well as one lane on the newly constructed ramp from northbound I-95 to Cottman Avenue, just in time for holiday weekend travel. May 23, 2024. Philadelphia, PA. Senator Jimmy Dillon speaks during Thursday’s event. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll was joined by Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, and other officials to commemorate the completion of the permanent repairs to I-95 in northeast Philadelphia, less than a year after a fire last June caused the roadway to collapse. All lanes on I-95 in the area will be open to traffic by 5:00 AM on Friday morning, May 24, as well as one lane on the newly constructed ramp from northbound I-95 to Cottman Avenue, just in time for holiday weekend travel. May 23, 2024. Philadelphia, PA. Shailen Bhatt, Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), speaks during Thursday’s event. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll was joined by Administrator Bhatt, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, and other officials to commemorate the completion of the permanent repairs to I-95 in northeast Philadelphia, less than a year after a fire last June caused the roadway to collapse. All lanes on I-95 in the area will be open to traffic by 5:00 AM on Friday morning, May 24, as well as one lane on the newly constructed ramp from northbound I-95 to Cottman Avenue, just in time for holiday weekend travel. May 23, 2024. Philadelphia, PA. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll speaks during Thursday’s event. Secretary Carroll was joined by Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, and other officials to commemorate the completion of the permanent repairs to I-95 in northeast Philadelphia, less than a year after a fire last June caused the roadway to collapse. All lanes on I-95 in the area will be open to traffic by 5:00 AM on Friday morning, May 24, as well as one lane on the newly constructed ramp from northbound I-95 to Cottman Avenue, just in time for holiday weekend travel. May 23, 2024. Philadelphia, PA. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll was joined by Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, and other officials to commemorate the completion of the permanent repairs to I-95 in northeast Philadelphia, less than a year after a fire last June caused the roadway to collapse. All lanes on I-95 in the area will be open to traffic by 5:00 AM on Friday morning, May 24, as well as one lane on the newly constructed ramp from northbound I-95 to Cottman Avenue, just in time for holiday weekend travel. May 23, 2024. Philadelphia, PA. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll was joined by Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, and other officials to commemorate the completion of the permanent repairs to I-95 in northeast Philadelphia, less than a year after a fire last June caused the roadway to collapse. All lanes on I-95 in the area will be open to traffic by 5:00 AM on Friday morning, May 24, as well as one lane on the newly constructed ramp from northbound I-95 to Cottman Avenue, just in time for holiday weekend travel. May 23, 2024. Philadelphia, PA. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll was joined by Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, and other officials to commemorate the completion of the permanent repairs to I-95 in northeast Philadelphia, less than a year after a fire last June caused the roadway to collapse. All lanes on I-95 in the area will be open to traffic by 5:00 AM on Friday morning, May 24, as well as one lane on the newly constructed ramp from northbound I-95 to Cottman Avenue, just in time for holiday weekend travel. May 23, 2024.
This is a big deal — this highway is extremely busy and people are grateful it’s now fully available, for one of the busiest travel times of the year — Memorial Day weekend.
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The Shapiro Administration made a point of opening I-95 as quickly as possible, first with temporary lanes and now, with permanent ones
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