I-95 Lanes Shifting For Repair Work After June Fire, Collapse

PHILADELPHIA — Lanes on Interstate 95 are shifting in the area of the deadly highway collapse that occurred in mid-June as crews work to establish a permanent fix for the overpass.

According to PennDOT, Interstate 95 will be reduced to two lanes Monday from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.; one lane from 11 p.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday; two lanes from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday; and one lane from 11 p.m. Wednesday to 5 a.m. Thursday.

According to officials, crews will be removing the recycled glass material that backfilled the area and begin installing steel beams as part of the permanent fix.

Travelers can stay up to date with the construction online here.

Crews worked day and night from June 11 to June 23 to install and open the temporary highway repair.

The highway collapsed the morning of Sunday, June 11 and took the life of truck driver Nathaniel Moody, 53, of South Jersey.

Moody lost control on the Cottman Avenue exit ramp leaving Interstate 95, causing the truck he was driving to overturn.

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A fire erupted due to the contents of the truck, which compromised the structural integrity of the overpass, causing the northbound portion of the overpass to collapse. The damage was so severe on the southbound lanes that demolition was necessary.

A disaster emergency was declared shortly after the incident.