August 31, 2023 - Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll was joined by Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, and Rob Buckley, President of Buckley & Co. to commemorate the setting of the first beams for the permanent reconstruction of Interstate 95 in northeast Philadelphia. After a fire on June 11 caused the roadway to collapse, Governor Shapiro and Secretary Carroll led a coordinated state, local, and federal response to reopen the roadway safely and as quickly as possible, and efforts were ahead of schedule each step of the way to get traffic flowing on I-95 again. A temporary roadway with six lanes of traffic opened on June 23, only 12 days after the initial fire and collapse."Today serves as another example to all that Pennsylvania can do big things," said Secretary Carroll. "This section of Interstate 95 supports 160,000 trips every day, and we worked around the clock to reopen the temporary roadway and got traffic flowing again in record time. Thanks to the dedication of the workers and continued coordination between the Shapiro Administration, our federal partners and the City of Philadelphia, we are one step closer to restoring I-95 to its full capacity."Speakers Include:PennDOT Secretary Mike CarrollPhiladelphia Mayor Jim KenneyBuckley Construction Owner Rob Buckley
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