Gov. Josh Shapiro says there's "remarkable devastation." A portion of roadway collapsed after a large vehicle fire under an overpass.

In a normal world, infrastructure damage with an impact as large as this would be fixed in a week or two. For anyone not familiar with the east coast of the US, this is the north-south corridor which runs from Miami, Florida to the Canadian border in Maine. There are alternative routes for through traffic (namely the NJ Turnpike) but diverted traffic is going to be a nightmare while we wait for this to be repaired.

  • djphdk [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    Officials said there was no threat to the city's water supply and that there were no concerns of any environmental impact from the incident.

    oh good, small silver lining

    The U.S. Coast Guard is also monitoring the potential for 8,500 gallons of vehicle fuel to leak into the nearby Delaware River.

    oh right, they always lie about that bit. at least the 3 hour long WTYP ep on this is going to be great.