NASCAR jet dryer ready to help speed up I-95 opening in Philadelphia

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A special NASCAR vehicle will be available to help as crews work to reopen a damaged portion of I-95 in Philadelphia just weeks after a fire caused several lanes of the highway to collapse.

However, wet weather on the East Coast threatened to derail that: To complete the paving and striping process, workers need 12 hours of dry weather,Now help is coming in the form of a NASCAR jet dryer, Shapiro announced. These vehicles use compressed air to push water off racetracks.

This truck used to dry out the track at Pocono Raceway is now being used to dry out the temporary roadway at the site of the I-95 collapse in Philadelphia.

 

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