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The Gov is Calling in the Big Guns from NASCAR to Finish the I-95 Job

By Kyle Pagan

Published: Jun 22nd, 2023 · 9:47 AM EDT

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Pocono Raceway is lending a hand to help finish the I-95 temporary road. How? With their industrial-sized jet dryer:

Pocono Raceway jet dryer used to dry racetrack after rain being brought to I-95 temporary bridge ⁦@GovernorShapiro⁩ told FOX29 News to help finish the work to dry new road surface so lane lines can be painted to get the highway reopened to 6 lanes of traffic in coming days. pic.twitter.com/bBnHeU3VXB

— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) June 22, 2023

We’re heading down to I-95 in Philadelphia with our Jet Dryer.

We’ll be on standby if needed to dry the road in order for line painting to not be delayed.

Thank you to all the men & women working around the clock to get I-95 reopened this weekend.

Info: https://t.co/zK5ejMPvno… pic.twitter.com/aSx2IK6nDe

— Pocono Raceway (@PoconoRaceway) June 22, 2023

The jet dryer is 6,300 lbs of American-made Chevy Silverado that has a helicopter turbine built into the truck bed and runs off of jet fuel. Oorah!

Hopefully it’s not the one they used in 2016:

It’ll take two hours to dry the roadway for the fellas to paint lines for three lanes. They’re currently hoping for a 12-hour window of no rain to start that process:

Gov. Shapiro bringing in Jet Dryer from Pocono Raceway to dry the roadway in order to paint the lines on the newly built bridge. pic.twitter.com/UukjQOIr6O

— Bob Kelly (@BobKellyFOX29) June 22, 2023

Is it me or do these three lanes look pretty narrow? We’re putting a lot of faith in Jersey being able to drive in a straight line.