Repairs of Collapsed I-95 in Philadelphia to Take Months

Commuters warned to expect delays this summer

Firefighters respond to the scene of a collapse of Interstate 95, after a vehicle caught fire, in Philadelphia on June 11, 2023. Courtesy of KYW

Traffic along a major East Coast artery is likely to face months of delays after an elevated section of the I-95 highway in Pennsylvania collapsed on Sunday morning, state officials said.

The approximately 70-foot-wide northbound portion of the I-95 in Philadelphia fell through after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire on an exit ramp under an overpass, quickly melting the steel support structures of the highway.