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Major US highway could take months to repair after collapse

Traffic grinds to a standstill in a Philadelphia neighbourhood on June 12, 2023, one day after a highway collapsed due to a tanker truck fire [Matt Rourke/AP Photo]

The collapse of a major highway has resulted in bottlenecked traffic that could impact transportation routes throughout the eastern United States.

Drivers on Monday experienced prolonged commutes after a tanker truck caught fire and damaged a section of the I-95 Interstate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, resulting in the temporary closure of one of the area’s busiest routes.

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