I-95 collapse updates: Reconstruction plan to be unveiled; tanker driver's cause of death revealed

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Transportation officials are expected to unveil a reconstruction plan Wednesday for the collapsed section of I-95 in Philadelphia.

The elevated southbound portion of I-95 will have to be demolished, as well as the northbound side, officials say.The Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office officially identified the victim killed in the tanker fire that led to the collapse of I-95.

Moody was hauling gasoline on Sunday while attempting to navigate a left-hand turn after exiting at the Cottman Avenue offramp of I-95.According to Secretary Carroll, Moody lost control through his turn, and the tanker fell on its side and ruptured its own tank. "No matter what went wrong, Nate always had a smile on his face. He was the type of guy, even the negativity some of the things that happened in the military, he would always find humor it," Newman told Action News.The 6abc Action Cam was at the Pennsylvania Task Force One headquarters in the 6600 block of New State Road in the Tacony section of the city on Monday afternoon as the wreckage of the truck was hauled away.

According to a press release from the governor's office, "The proclamation allows the Commonwealth to quickly draw down federal funds and authorizes state agencies to use all available resources to expedite work and cut through the red tape to rebuild I-95 safely and as efficiently as possible."

 

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