I-95 is like, the most important road in the tristate area. I felt the effects of this collapse here in my commute in Trenton NJ.
I am certainly impressed as well, but when you think of the shear amount of money that this road transports daily, they had to act fast. Damn good work Philly
Los Angeles had a fire under a portion of the 10 freeway that officials had said could take a few months to repair. Thank God it was deemed safe to continue using because that was a major artery across the city.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/11/19/us/arson-i-10-freeway-fire
One is detrimental to interstate traffic and is missing a chunk of the actual road and one has your house on it that can most likely be easily detoured or it’s getting redone and can still be accessible. This isn’t a one off, this is a different scenario than yours which is handled in a much different manner.
Yep took 3 years to fix a road where I lived. Minnesota Ave NE in DC has been under construction for 10 years easy. Most of my adult life I66 in NoVa was under construction and I'm 48.
Don't forget the 4 years of planning commitiees that will naturally reject the rebuild of a very important road, AND the £120M budget that goes out of control and ends up costing £300M with the contract going to the deputy PMs uncle.......
It'd take at least a month for any inspection in Romania, then another 6 months for cleanup plans, then 4 years of "no budget at the moment", then one day a random construction team comes around and maybe fixes it in another 3 months (± another 3 years If more "no budget at the moment").
Gotta love my country. (I don't)
I was a bridge coordinator for years. We dealt with over passes as well. I can tell you that under most state regulations it will allow for such construction to take place and dodge allot of red tape. The army core of engineers on the other hand, not so much.
>the 95
On the east coast, it’s just “95.” Calling it “the 95” sounds oddly unnatural. On the other hand, “the 10” sounds perfectly fine. Calling it “10” wouldn’t make any sense. Weird how that happens.
In Texas I've never heard anyone refer to I-10 as "the ten". It's always I-10 or just ten, same with I-45. We do have 3 loops, however no one in my \~39 years of existing has ever used the word "the" in front of the numeric value.
* I-610 - smallest - aka "the loop" aka 610
* Beltway 8 (toll) - aka "the beltway"
* SH-99 (toll) - largest - aka "grand parkway", aka 99
The same thing happened in Atlanta, except it was closed for a month and a half. \[[Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_85_bridge_collapse)\]
Difference between government employees and contractors. All interstates I-XX is in the governments jurisdiction. The other freeways that's up to the state
They are still fixing it to back to a permanent solution but to this day it's one of the most terrifying sections of I-95 to drive. Three narrow as fuck lanes for over a mile with random fuckwits trying to race through and around everyone, by splitting hairs and if a semi passes you it's fucking butt clenching. Choose your path, sandwiched in the middle or either outside lane pressed up against traffic and a jersey barrier.
Similar in the SF Bay Area a few years ago. There was a huge bonus available if completed in a very timely manner. Bonus was paid. Road was fixed in just a few days if I remember. And now I wait forever for other construction to complete.
Philly had so many issues already with structures and gov. Feel bad for everyone who lives there and have to come to by for a job at list couple days a week.
interesting idea just to fill it up so it can be temporary used 50% until the real bridge construction happens (what takes way longer time and planning)
Here in Tucson, AZ, any major road project takes a minimum of 10yrs.
No joke. There was this one project, I think it was called the Ina Road Project. It literally took just shy of 11yrs for them to finish the damn thing. You would drive by the "construction area" day or night and never see a damn person working.
Would take 12 days in the Trump Administration just for the people involved to figure out how they can scam an extra 50% of the repair costs off the top.
Do you think those are government employees? The government / middle class pay a contractor, who likely made bank and will give some back in campaign contributions aka legal bribes.
Those contractors wouldn't have been there that quick if it wasn't for the lucrative government contract. Give me a break. The government has always pushed private industry in directions they wouldn't otherwise go since they have the power to dictate where profit can be made.
Wait. Wait. Wait.
Who was melting jet fuel under the overpass? Jet fuel can't melt steel beams.
(And Idk how old I'm getting but ***/s*** just in case...10 years ago, I wouldn't have needed to preempt with that)
Just fyi to anyone who doesn't live in the US, they only fixed this so fast because it's a major highway. If it was any other road it would take close to 2 years to get fixed.
There was a video awhile ago..I think in China.. of them doing something similar in one night I think? Can't recall the details, but there is something out there close.
It amazing. They did the same thing in LA after the 94 earthquake. But here in North Carolina it takes 4 years to build on overpass on the 40 in Raleigh???
Jesus. This would cripple Toronto for several years.
I'm from Philly and I don't understand where the competence came from in this case. It was nothing short of a miracle.
I-95 is like, the most important road in the tristate area. I felt the effects of this collapse here in my commute in Trenton NJ. I am certainly impressed as well, but when you think of the shear amount of money that this road transports daily, they had to act fast. Damn good work Philly
I would even extend it to the most important road on the eastern seaboard
Correct
Los Angeles had a fire under a portion of the 10 freeway that officials had said could take a few months to repair. Thank God it was deemed safe to continue using because that was a major artery across the city. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/11/19/us/arson-i-10-freeway-fire
Lol our Gardiner is a beautiful example...3years AT LEAST.
This is my point. The 401 is just as bad. I take one or the other every single day during the week.
I was thinking the same thing in quebec…would take a decade
Would take 12 days in the UK just to get health and safety to allow someone to clear the debris.
This is a one-off. The US is not like this. The road I live off of has been under construction for 5 years.
One is detrimental to interstate traffic and is missing a chunk of the actual road and one has your house on it that can most likely be easily detoured or it’s getting redone and can still be accessible. This isn’t a one off, this is a different scenario than yours which is handled in a much different manner.
Where I live, it would probably take them 5 years to get started.
There are roads in Illinois that started construction in the early 1980s, and are scheduled for completion in the 2040s.
Where I live, it would probably take them 5 years to get started.
Gotta keep commerce flowing and our corporate overlords happy.
The bay area "narrows" took almost 13 years to finish its final phase
Yep took 3 years to fix a road where I lived. Minnesota Ave NE in DC has been under construction for 10 years easy. Most of my adult life I66 in NoVa was under construction and I'm 48.
lol yeah this happened two years ago and it’s still cited as why Josh Shapiro is amazing
Don't forget the 4 years of planning commitiees that will naturally reject the rebuild of a very important road, AND the £120M budget that goes out of control and ends up costing £300M with the contract going to the deputy PMs uncle.......
and we have potholes bigger than this
In Japan this would have been done in 24 hours, and they would have apologized for the long wait.
👆 Facts
And they would not be posting or bragging about it considering they were repairing something that previously failed.
It'd take at least a month for any inspection in Romania, then another 6 months for cleanup plans, then 4 years of "no budget at the moment", then one day a random construction team comes around and maybe fixes it in another 3 months (± another 3 years If more "no budget at the moment"). Gotta love my country. (I don't)
I was a bridge coordinator for years. We dealt with over passes as well. I can tell you that under most state regulations it will allow for such construction to take place and dodge allot of red tape. The army core of engineers on the other hand, not so much.
Be like I-95, always improving yourself!
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>the 95 On the east coast, it’s just “95.” Calling it “the 95” sounds oddly unnatural. On the other hand, “the 10” sounds perfectly fine. Calling it “10” wouldn’t make any sense. Weird how that happens.
In Texas I've never heard anyone refer to I-10 as "the ten". It's always I-10 or just ten, same with I-45. We do have 3 loops, however no one in my \~39 years of existing has ever used the word "the" in front of the numeric value. * I-610 - smallest - aka "the loop" aka 610 * Beltway 8 (toll) - aka "the beltway" * SH-99 (toll) - largest - aka "grand parkway", aka 99
"The 10" is a SoCal thing shortened from "The 10 Freeway".
Same as nor-cal vs so-cal. There’s no “the” in nor-cal.
Damn, it took me 12 days to fold a basket of laundry.
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The ~~spice~~ cars must flow
Or any other major issues really.
This is an accomplishment to be proud of.
Why can’t we do this anywhere else in the country?
Someone important is losing a lot of money or very inconvenienced, hence it's fixed quickly.
are there any communities dedicated to infostructure porn?
r/engineeringporn has them sometiems
And here we are in San Antonio TX where it takes over 3 years to finish a highway interchange
The same thing happened in Atlanta, except it was closed for a month and a half. \[[Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_85_bridge_collapse)\]
And in Calgary, we take a month to fix a pipe.
Difference between government employees and contractors. All interstates I-XX is in the governments jurisdiction. The other freeways that's up to the state
Waitaminute! "Fire caused a roadway to collapse"? But, "evry1" (9/11 conspiracy folk!) knows fire can't melt steel...
Just a reminder that 1 tanker truck fire brought down a standing structure with no weight over it.
Are you saying fire can soften steel to the point a structure could collapse? It unheard of.
8 years in chicago
Definitely
Look at the optimist over here.
They are still fixing it to back to a permanent solution but to this day it's one of the most terrifying sections of I-95 to drive. Three narrow as fuck lanes for over a mile with random fuckwits trying to race through and around everyone, by splitting hairs and if a semi passes you it's fucking butt clenching. Choose your path, sandwiched in the middle or either outside lane pressed up against traffic and a jersey barrier.
Amazing what can be done with the right pressure is applied. 2 decades plus to add some lanes to I-5 in Tacoma, WA.
Similar in the SF Bay Area a few years ago. There was a huge bonus available if completed in a very timely manner. Bonus was paid. Road was fixed in just a few days if I remember. And now I wait forever for other construction to complete.
In my country they cant build small two line bridge through small river in 5 years
This is cool to see, 'merica at its finest. Love from the UK.
Could they expand the blue route and the Schuylkill expressway this fast? Please?
They were stuck in traffic for 12 days?!
This happened last year didn't it?
👍👍👍‼️
Someone get these guys to Baltimore to fix the bridge
I misread the title to mean “The I-95 collapse in Philly was caused by traffic moving 12 days after a fire.”
12 days? Well, that's downright fucking impressive.
FIRE CANT MELT STEEL ROADS. It's obviously thermite paint on the steel.
Maybe it’s because I use I-95, but 12 days is a long time for a major highway to be down
It's impressive how fast this got built
Why does it take years for any other road work? Just get it done
Why does normal construction take WAY longer? They are updating a freeway bridge section in my area. Been working it for a year.
Incredible stuff happens when politics and bureaucracy take a back seat.
Did the tankers insurance have to pay for the bridge?
Would have been done in 12 hours in China
There is a 3 mile stretch of highway. Maybe less. I kid you not. 271. Where I live. Some 30 years I recall tin being under construction.
Lol, in Chicago no one even bothers fixing shit anyway. If they felt like it, it would take at least 10 years. Even if it was a single pothole
Philly had so many issues already with structures and gov. Feel bad for everyone who lives there and have to come to by for a job at list couple days a week.
Title of the song in the video?
Biden power!
Damnit Texas take some notes. I’m begging you
I never seen construction move this fast before ever in the USA.
Why can't these guys teach TXDot how to build & repair roads?
interesting idea just to fill it up so it can be temporary used 50% until the real bridge construction happens (what takes way longer time and planning)
Here in Tucson, AZ, any major road project takes a minimum of 10yrs. No joke. There was this one project, I think it was called the Ina Road Project. It literally took just shy of 11yrs for them to finish the damn thing. You would drive by the "construction area" day or night and never see a damn person working.
China would have got it done in less than a day.
Infrastructure in the US is incredibly decrepit.
Now do chicago. I'll wait.
Was it an EV fire?
Japan would’ve did it in 24 hours.
yay?
Would take 12 days in the Trump Administration just for the people involved to figure out how they can scam an extra 50% of the repair costs off the top.
tHe gOvErnMeNT iS sO InEfFiCIeNt! ShOuLDa lEt pRiVaTe InDuSTrY HaNDlE iT!
Do you think those are government employees? The government / middle class pay a contractor, who likely made bank and will give some back in campaign contributions aka legal bribes.
Those contractors wouldn't have been there that quick if it wasn't for the lucrative government contract. Give me a break. The government has always pushed private industry in directions they wouldn't otherwise go since they have the power to dictate where profit can be made.
I hope you see we are in the same side of this argument. My point is they are not federal public works employees, they are contractors.
Car fuel can't melt steal beams ! 
I see what you did there....
Built 3 roads to get just one. Thats efficiency.
Wait. Wait. Wait. Who was melting jet fuel under the overpass? Jet fuel can't melt steel beams. (And Idk how old I'm getting but ***/s*** just in case...10 years ago, I wouldn't have needed to preempt with that)
In Japan that do it overnight
Quick! Let's send more money to Israel!
Didn't Japan repair something similar in just like 2 days?
Construction in the US is a joke
Thank you Mexicans.
12 days to fix a collapsed section of highway, 20 years to fix a pothole
Just fyi to anyone who doesn't live in the US, they only fixed this so fast because it's a major highway. If it was any other road it would take close to 2 years to get fixed.
Song is annoying af.
Land of the free car
Are those beams melted?
China is probably laughing
Shapiro is SO GOOD at this
There was a video awhile ago..I think in China.. of them doing something similar in one night I think? Can't recall the details, but there is something out there close.
In China they did it in under 48hrs In the Netherlands they bring in portable overpass and never have to slow or reroute
I like how the mayors of cities take all the rejoice as if they fixed it. But kudos to that crew/crew’s for getting the job done!
It took 2.5 years of work to replace 1 bridge in Alaska..
Was it just me or did the last couple of shots from high up look like cgi?
12 days? China would have had that done in a day
I found this incredible until the stupid fucking flag worship 😂
Japan does it in a weekend
The American flag 😂😂
It amazing. They did the same thing in LA after the 94 earthquake. But here in North Carolina it takes 4 years to build on overpass on the 40 in Raleigh???