US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the collapse of a section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia will cause 'extensive disruption' in the region, reports Bloomberg.
That section of the interstate is used by 160,000 vehicles per day. It's part of a critical long-distance trucking that cuts through Philadelphia, the nation's sixth biggest city, with about 1.6 million residents. Locally, it provides access to a wide industrial area whose products are shipped nationally.
The failure will affect the movement of people and goods, he said at an annual conference of the American Council of Engineering Companies in Washington. His agency will back the rebuilding with financial and technical support.
A section of the highway, the longest north-south interstate on the east coast, collapsed during a tanker-truck fire. Northbound and southbound lanes will be closed for months, according to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro.
'The people of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania DOT and the entire region affected by this will have the full support of the United States Department of Transportation for as long as it takes to get that restored,' said Mr Buttigieg.
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That section of the interstate is used by 160,000 vehicles per day. It's part of a critical long-distance trucking that cuts through Philadelphia, the nation's sixth biggest city, with about 1.6 million residents. Locally, it provides access to a wide industrial area whose products are shipped nationally.
The failure will affect the movement of people and goods, he said at an annual conference of the American Council of Engineering Companies in Washington. His agency will back the rebuilding with financial and technical support.
A section of the highway, the longest north-south interstate on the east coast, collapsed during a tanker-truck fire. Northbound and southbound lanes will be closed for months, according to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro.
'The people of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania DOT and the entire region affected by this will have the full support of the United States Department of Transportation for as long as it takes to get that restored,' said Mr Buttigieg.
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