In order to quickly reopen the highway, they'll simply fill in the underpass with dirt and pave over the dirt. 95 North of Philly is an above ground via-duct, so this forms a wall blocking some of the traffic that feeds the nearby bridge to Jersey.
It's a temp fix to get traffic flowing in both directions. Once temporary lanes have been established, they will be building the new over pass from the outside in. No dirt is involved, it's a glass aggregate they filled the hole in with.
yes, and the bridge is between NY and DC.
Look at this - it will be opened again in <drumroll> two more weeks!
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/i95-collapse-bridge-reopen-rebuilding-20230617.html
In order to quickly reopen the highway, they'll simply fill in the underpass with dirt and pave over the dirt. 95 North of Philly is an above ground via-duct, so this forms a wall blocking some of the traffic that feeds the nearby bridge to Jersey.
Ahhh that makes sense now, how that could be fixed that quickly.
It's a temp fix to get traffic flowing in both directions. Once temporary lanes have been established, they will be building the new over pass from the outside in. No dirt is involved, it's a glass aggregate they filled the hole in with.
Glass? huh. I learn something new every day around here.