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‘It’s a matter of urgency:’ How PennDot is using emergency contracting rules to rebuild the I-95 bridge

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an emergency declaration that has allowed the state to take extraordinary steps to quickly begin demolition and reconstruction work on the bridge.

Workers on Wednesday at the site of I-95 bridge collapse over Cottman Avenue in Philadelphia after tanker fire on Sunday.
Workers on Wednesday at the site of I-95 bridge collapse over Cottman Avenue in Philadelphia after tanker fire on Sunday.Read moreJose F. Moreno/ Staff Photographer
    by Sean Collins Walsh
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