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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

Pennsylvania’s ‘road to hell’ reopens after fire-induced bridge collapse

The I-95 in Philadelphia. Closure of the highway caused two weeks of traffic chaos in the region.
The I-95 in Philadelphia. Closure of the highway caused two weeks of traffic chaos in the region. Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP

Pennsylvania’s “road to hell” reopened on Friday less than two weeks after a tanker fire caused traffic misery for millions.

Joe Biden praised engineers, laborers and “many other proud union workers” for fulfilling his promise to “move heaven and earth” to reopen a busy stretch of the I-95 east coast interstate artery that had been closed since it collapsed in the incident earlier this month.

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