The damaged portion of Interstate 95 that collapsed in Philadelphia on June 11 will reopen this weekend, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced, highlighting the reopening comes ahead of schedule thanks to the “24/7” work of crews at the site.“We have made tremendous progress over just the last few days,” the governor said in a Tuesday news conference.

“I can confidently state right here, right now, that traffic will be flowing here on I-95 this weekend … We have completed every phase of this project safely and way ahead of schedule.

”Since demolition of the damaged part concluded Thursday and construction work began, crews worked to fill the affected roadway with a “specially designed, Pennsylvania-made recycled glass aggregate,” transportation officials said.

The section of interstate crumbled after a tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline crashed and exploded in flames under the highway, officials said. The driver, identified as Nathan Moody, 53, was killed.

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