WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware...New Jersey...and
Pennsylvania...including the following areas...in northern
Delaware...New Castle. In New Jersey...Mercer and Middlesex. In
Pennsylvania...Berks, Carbon, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern
Montgomery, Lower Bucks, Monroe, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks,
Western Chester, and Western Montgomery.
* WHEN...Until Midnight EDT tonight.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be
flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Scattered showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy rain
are expected across the watch area this afternoon and
evening. Widespread rainfall amounts near 1 inch with locally
higher amounts near 3 inches occurred on Monday, saturating
the ground. Rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches with localized
amounts near 3 inches will be possible with the showers and
thunderstorms today. These totals may result in additional
flash flooding.
The section of I-95 that collapsed over a week ago will reopen to traffic this weekend per Gov. Shapiro.
Shapiro made the announcement while providing updates on the rebuilding process during a Tuesday afternoon press conference. He also said temporary lanes of the highway had been completely refilled by a recycled glass aggregate.
Mixed with paper and plastic, bits of glass are the basis of the recycled glass aggregate, which is made by the Delaware County-based company AeroAggregates of North America.
Crews will now lift large outer barriers into place along the new roadway and add a layer of modified subbase to hold those barriers in place, Shapiro said. They expect to complete the east side of the section by Tuesday night and the west side by Wednesday.
The crews will then begin paving three new lanes of the section in both directions, weather permitting. Pennsylvania State Police will escort trucks carrying the pavers up I-95 to make sure they get to the site safely and as quickly as possible, officials said.