by #PKennethBurnsJ in #WHYY

"Much has been said about the fill material propping up the temporary lanes built after the I-95 collapse. Particularly, how the material, which looks like a wall of pumice stone, is made of processed, recycled glass.

"To be clear, no one is driving over broken glass jars or beverage bottles.

"Eddystone, Pa.-based AeroAggregates sourced the refill substance from a New Jersey plant.

"For the past four years, Burlington County has provided more than 7,000 tons of glass to AeroAggregates to make their foam glass material."

https://whyy.org/articles/new-jersey-plant-recycled-glass-temporary-i-95-fix-burlington-county/

#I95 #NewJersey #NJ #BurlingtonCounty

NASCAR venue in the news again

#solarenergy #solarpower #solar #energy #renewableenergy #usa #nascar #pennsylvania #i95 #philadelphiapa #silverado #biofuel

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/06/23/nascar-tricky-triangle-to-the-rescue-with-renewable-energy/

by #IsaacAvilucea in #Axios:

"Traffic is back flowing in both directions of Philadelphia's I-95, 12 days after a deadly tanker fire and collapse forced the closure of one of the East Coast's most well-traveled highways."

https://www.axios.com/2023/06/23/i-95-reopens-collapse-philadelphia

#I95 #traffic #highway #Pennsylvania

I visited Virginia Beach over this weekend, and had to drive through #Fredericksburg, VA—the first time in over ten years. I avoid this stretch of the #I95 like the plague, due to its constant #TrafficJam.

But in 2021, VDOT implemented variable speed limit along this stretch: the speed limit adjusts between 30 and 70 mph, depending on traffic density. This little scheme has converted stop-and-go traffic jams with no-stop but slow-go traffic flow. This is less harmful to the travellers, the cars, and the environment. I applaud my neighbours to the south.

Doodle time: I have admittedly been listening to a lot of Lingua Ignota & thinking about the deserted/isolated feeling of the I95. #MastoArt #Art #I95