within two weeks, governor says


The damaged section of Interstate 95that collapsed in Philadelphia will be reopened within the next two weeks, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Saturday.

The interstate crumbled June 11 after a tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gasolinecrashed and exploded in flamesunder the highway, officials said.

The driver, identified as Nathan Moody, 53, was killed.“I can tell you now, I can state with confidence, that we will have I-95 reopened within the next two weeks,” Shapiro said, speaking alongside President Joe Biden following the president’s aerial tour of the highway collapse.

“We are going to get traffic moving again, thanks to the extraordinary work that is going on here by these union trade workers,” he added. “These are special people working their tails off, and Mr. President, they are working 24/7 literally around the clock.”