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PennDOT shares rendering of what temporary fix to I-95 collapse will look like

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Pennsylvania Department of Transportation shared a rendering of what the temporary fix to the I-95 collapse will look like. PHILADELPHIA - The Pennsylvania Department of Transport is helping us envision what the temporary fix to Interstate 95 will look like with a new artist rendering of the project.The computer drawing was shared Thursday in a press release from Gov.

Josh Shapiro to announce that demolition work to clear the rubble and prepare the area for the fix has been completed. "Now that demolition is complete, Philadelphia-based Buckley & Company will being to fill in the damaged area in order to rebuild the new section of road," Gov.

Shapiro's letter read. RELATED COVERAGEOfficials previously announced a plan to backfill the gap in the collapsed highway with chunks of recycled glass and pave over the mound as a temporary fix that will help reopen the highway faster.Shapiro said the first shipments of the "glass aggregate" have been delivered to the worksite, and that PennDOT contractors will continue to work around the clock on the project.

The newly-elected governor signed a disaster declaration shortly after the Sunday morning collapse which dedicated money and resources to help quickly and safely address the collapse.

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