Our long national nightmare is over! The temporary road filled with recycled Delco Rolling Rock bottles should be open for traffic in two weeks according to the Gov:

Today, I can state with confidence:

We will have I-95 open within the next two weeks.

We are going to get traffic moving again — thanks to the extraordinary efforts of our incredible union trade workers and our all hands on deck approach.

— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) June 17, 2023

CASH THAT UNDER!

We're Setting the Over/Under for I-95 Repairs at 3.5 Months https://t.co/vc1d4hgbsw

— Crossing Broad (@CrossingBroad) June 12, 2023

*Note: The under at the Crossing Broad Sportsbook doesn’t cash until the bridge is fully replaced technically, but all signs are pointing to this project being done by the Birds’ season.

Shout out to the union guys down at the site! Our expectations for you were low, but you totally made us eat our words. Don’t get cocky now though. Job ain’t finished. Rent is due everyday. Dawg Mentality. We get 1% better every day. Keep the main thing, the main thing.

Also, what a move from Buckley and Company, the contractor on the job, to wait until they knew they were ahead of schedule to canvass the entire site with ads. You think these guys are smelling themselves a little today? Every time you go back to the livestream signs are breeding like rabbits:

How about Shapiro too? That dude is impressive no matter where you cut it. He took that intial press conference by the balls and got every labor union head on board. Imagine if the city of Philadelphia had a tenth of the charisma and leadership the Governor showed (and unlimited federal money). But that’s just how they build them in Montco. How long until that guy runs for President?

Speaking of Presidents they’re working so hard down at the site they don’t even have time for the Commander in Chief according to Siafa Lewis and Nikki Dementri at CBS Philadelphia:

Saturday afternoon, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will be at the Pennsylvania Convention Center for a rally to kick off their 2024 reelection campaign. While in town. Biden will fly over the collapse site and see the construction happening.

“He wanted to meet some people that worked on the work site, and we said we can’t spare them,” said Ryan Boyer, business manager of the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council. “We love the President of the United States, but we need to get this bridge done.”

Sorry POTUS. Head down. Eyes forward. The Delaware Valley was talking shit and we heard them. Shout out to the Boys!

P.S. The Northeast for the next two weeks:

Governor Shapiro Says I-95 Will Be Open For Traffic in Two Weeks!