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In the community of Shady Grove Woods, trees are becoming more and more scarce. Residents and other anti-Intercounty Connector activists marched through the neighborhood on Saturday, pointing out the trees that were cut down to make way for the six-lane highway. ‘‘It’s just that we didn’t have a say in it in so many ways and we’re not talking about a two-lane road, we’re talking about a major highway running through here,” resident Sam Chim said of the ICC. ‘‘We have a lot of nice, private woods back here and now we’re going to have a highway running through instead....

West Haven (WTNH) - State police continue to search for someone who's been shooting at cars on I-95 in West Haven. It happened late Friday night. State police say four cars had damage to a passenger-side window and one had a busted rear window. Some of the victims tell News Channel 8, it sounded like a rock hit their cars, just before the windows shattered. Troopers say the shots may have come from a high powered BB gun. They searched the woods near exit 43, but didn't find anyone. No on was hurt.

HARRISBURG -- With a section of a Pittsburgh bridge dropping 8 inches and an Interstate 95 support pillar cracking in Philadelphia, Gov. Ed Rendell is turning up the heat under the Legislature to provide infrastructure repair funds more quickly. Mr. Rendell sent a letter to all 253 legislators yesterday urging quick passage of a $240 million "supplemental debt authorization." His program of borrowing would enable state officials to fast-track repairs on some of the state's 6,000 bridges classified as structurally deficient, along with fixing ailing highways, repairing "state-owned, high-hazard dams" and beginning flood mitigation projects. Also yesterday, Mr. Rendell called...

PennDOT Forced To Close Portion Of I-95 PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ― PennDOT officials have been forced to shut down a portion of I-95 due to emergency repair work. According to PennDOT, both directions of the interstate between Girard and Allegheny Avenues will be closed at some point Monday evening. Officials said the work is expected to last at least through the day on Tuesday and possibly even longer. A support beam underneath the road seems to be the center of the problem. A sizable crack is visible in the beam. Officials said a contractor has to build a steel support...

In a high-profile defeat for Gov. M. Jodi Rell, a key legislative committee on Thursday rejected her plan to install radar cameras to ticket speeders on a dangerous stretch of I-95. Invoking fears of Big Brother, lawmakers shot down Rell's plans for a pilot program in southeastern Connecticut by a 13-9 vote. The Democratic committee co-chairmen were split on an issue that came down to an unusual philosophical discussion over the rights of drivers and the power of government. The majority on the committee said the public's right to privacy outweighs the risks to public safety from speeding. They said...

Mayor Michael Bloomberg took his fight against illegal guns outside the state again Wednesday, introducing a new intiative in Baltimore aimed at curbing gun trafficking along I-95. Joined by Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon and his bi-partisan coalition of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the mayor announced the creation of a database that will allow 11 East Coast cities to share information about gun runners. "Mayor Dixon and I are committed to building a regional system to track illegal guns,” said Bloomberg. “Many others will have the chance to tap into this database and to contribute to it and this is exactly...

Nude man accused of causing I-95 crashes BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, Del. - Delaware State Police have arrested a Chester, Pennsylvania, man who they said was running naked and drunk on Interstate-95 and caused three accidents. Police said Ardonas Gilbert, 26, was running along the southbound lanes near Marsh Road about 10 p.m. Monday. He is charged with two counts of assault and a single count of being drunk on the highway. Two citizens tried to help Gilbert, but police say he began to assault them. Then police said he ran back into traffic and caused three accidents when cars tried to...

Three motorcycle riders are hospitalized in stable condition after a run-in with a bear in St. Johns County. State troopers say the bear ran in front of the bikers Sunday on I-95 near State Road 207. The animal was killed when the motorcycles slammed into it.

Wouldn't it be nice to have the highway all to yourself? All alone during rush hour, whizzing down Interstate 395 with not a single car or bus to get in your way? Alas, even the leader of the free world doesn't get that kind of treatment. Not that he didn't ask. On Tuesday, the Secret Service asked Virginia officials if they would be kind enough to shut down all of the HOV lanes on I-395 from 1 to 7 p.m. the next day so President Bush could get where he needed to be, according to state officials who spoke on...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Interstate 95 is closed in both directions between Baymeadows Road and Southside Boulevard as police respond to report of a heavily dressed, uncooperative man with a gun on a Greyhound bus, Channel 4 reported. Police said they received a call from a mobile phone at 10 a.m. saying there was a suspicious person in the back of the bus. Jacksonville Sheriff's Office spokesman Ken Jefferson said the interstate was closed and all traffic is being kept away from the bus, which is pulled over in the southbound shoulder of the the interstate. Click here to find out...

NEW YORK (WCBS-AM) -- A Tomahawk Cruise Missile being transported south on I-95 this morning ended up in the middle of the highway near the Bronx. The missile was being shipped from Rhode Island to a Virginia naval installation when the truck broke down. The truck carrying the missile was then rear ended by another tractor trailer, sending the missile out onto the highway in its protective case. Check out Tom Kaminski's photos of the scene from Chopper 880. The New York City Police Department has confirmed that one of the vehicles was carrying "inert ordnance." WCBS reporter Sean Adams...

School bus crashes on I-95 July 05, 2006 19:06 EDT ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) -- A Harford County emergency official says 57 people have been injured -- four seriously -- in a bus crash on northbound Interstate 95 in the Aberdeen area. Harford County Fire E-M-S spokesman Rich Gardner says there are NO fatalities. Gardner says four children in serious condition were flown to Johns Hopkins Children's Center. He says 27 people with minor injuries were taken to local hospitals. State police Sergeant David Jones says the bus involved in the crash was one of six returning to Norris Square Day...

Fertilizer Truck Overturns, Forcing I-95 Closure POSTED: 10:46 am EST March 2, 2006 UPDATED: 1:04 pm EST March 2, 2006 FELLSMERE, Fla. -- A backup on I-95 stretched for 20 miles Thursday morning after a fertilizer truck crashed in Indian River County. The crash led to congestion, backups, and detours all through Brevard County all morning long. I-95 reopened around noon Thursday and traffic was moving again. At one point, the crash blocked all southbound lanes on I-95 in Fellsmere, just south of the Indian River county line. The backup stretched to Melbourne. It was a traffic nightmare for south...

Cecil County Administrator Al Wein said Friday he’s planning to attend Thursday’s hearing in Annapolis on a bill to allow Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) decals to be used on the I-95 toll bridge weekdays during rush hour. “I’m sure Nelson (Bolender) will go and probably others,” Wein said. The bill, introduced by Delegate David Rudolph (D-Cecil) and co-sponsored by all the Cecil and Harford delegates, is an effort to make it easier for workers to commute in and out of Cecil County. “It’s especially important to do something now before new job demands start as a result of base realignment,”...

For discussion and educational purposes, onlyPALM COAST, Fla. -- A tanker carrying 7,500 gallons of fuel exploded on Interstate 95 in Flagler County late Monday, forcing authorities to close all southbound lanes of the highway.The driver of the tanker, Wayne McNeil, said he was cut off by a car while traveling on I-95 between Palm Coast Parkway and U.S. 1 Monday night. McNeil said he lost control and rolled the tanker.The vehicle, carrying 7,500 gallons of fuel, quickly caught fire, according to the report.A motorist noticed the cash (sic) and pulled McNeil out of the tanker's cab minutes before it...

Tanker Truck Fire Shuts Down Bruckner Expressway October 04, 2005 A tanker truck has burst into flames near the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx, shutting down traffic on the highway in both directions. The Fire Department say the explosion happened at 1344 Bruckner Boulevard near the Hunts Point drawbridge shortly after 2 p.m. It is still unclear exactly what caused the tanker to catch fire. Fire crews are now on the scene trying to extinguish the blaze. As a result of the fire, the Bruckner Expressway and Bruckner Boulevard are closed in both directions until further notice. NYC Transit says...

State police say a bus driver is being flown to a hospital after two tractor trailers, a bus and some cars were involved in a crash on northbound Interstate 95, between the Baltimore Beltway and White Marsh. . It happened just before 8 p.m. on northbound I-95 near the junction with I-695. First Sergeant Russell Newell says 30 hearing impaired children were on the bus. He says two children are hurt. One has a head injury and a second has a back injury. Three northbound lanes of 95 are closed to traffic.

Tanker Fire Closes I-95 North of D.C.Tanker Truck Fire Closes Portions of Interstate 95 North of Washington, D.C., on Heavy Travel Day A tanker truck carrying 8,700 gallons of gasoline burns after exploding on southbound Interstate 95 on one of the busiest travel days of the year, Wednesday morning, Nov. 23, 2005 in Beltsville, Md., just outside of Washington. (AP Photo/Peter Matthews) By BRETT ZONGKER Associated Press Writer The Associated Press WASHINGTON Nov 23, 2005 — Traffic was snarled around the nation's capital early Wednesday after a tanker truck carrying 8,700 gallons of gasoline exploded on Interstate 95 on one...

Just north of Washington DC, southbound I-95 is closed because a gasoline tractor-trailer had a mechanical problem at the split for the Washington Beltway, and the driver managed to stop on the shoulder and bail out before the load caught fire. They are waiting for the stuff to burn up before bringing in the foam. People are recommending the BW parkway (but it is still backed up from an earlier crash), US 1 or US 29 as alternates, even taking I-97 from Baltimore to Annapolis and taking Rt. 50 in. They anticipate reopening the road in mid-afternoon after the cleanup...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. -- The Florida Highway Patrol said that a man and a sofa fell from the back of a truck into the middle of Interstate 95 while he was helping move some furniture. Police said the man, along with some other people, was traveling south on I-95 Tuesday evening when the incident happened. It was unclear why the man was in the back of the truck, but FHP said he was probably trying to help hold the furniture in place. The driver of the truck didn't realize that the sofa and the man had fallen from the truck,...

Traffic is being reopened on all lanes of Interstate 895, and the process to reopen all lanes of the Fort McHenry Tunnel is underway, according to Maryland Transportation Authority Police Chief Gary Mclhinney. The Baltimore Harbor Tunnel was closed while the Fort McHenry Tunnel was partially closed this morning, with one lane of traffic moving in each direction, said Lt. Col. David Franklin of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police. A call listing a possible non-specific threat to a tunnel was received by an unnamed police agency last Friday, according to the FBI. Carla McIntosh, a spokeswoman for the FBI’s Baltimore...

CHICAGO, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Commuters cruise down Interstate 95 from New York City to Washington, D.C., bumper to bumper, at a speed of 120 miles per hour -- about a two-hour trip at that speed. Do they worry about collisions? Not at all. They can even check the Dow Jones industrial average or browse new books on Amazon.com while they motor. By Gene Koprowski

There is a jumper on the MD 212 overpass over I-95 near laurel. Both the northbound and southbound lanes are currently shut down.

As I neared the Delaware border on my morning commute along I-95, the overhead display, which is used to provide important information as to traffic and weather conditions, flashed the following:

Truck Driver Survives 70-Foot Plunge Off Overpass POSTED: 10:08 am EST January 27, 2005 SAVAGE, Md. -- A truck plunged 70 feet off an overpass and landed upside-down, trapping the injured driver for more than 30 minutes. State police said the driver, Dorek C. Miles, swerved to avoid a woman who was walking on Interstate 95 after being involved in a previous wreck Wednesday. Miles' truck was then hit by another vehicle before striking the overpass and crashing down the ravine. The truck landed upside down in an icy creek, but the cab where Miles was trapped was on the...

49 Hurt As Storm Triggers Md. Accidents By TODD HALLIDY, Associated Press Writer WHITE MARSH, Md. - Dozens of vehicles crashed Saturday in separate accidents on Interstate 95 as a storm blew through a Baltimore suburb, injuring at least 49 people and forcing authorities to shut down the highway. Some of the injuries were serious, but no deaths were immediately reported. Maryland State Police Cpl. Rob Moroney said there were at least four large accidents along a five-mile stretch of I-95. The accidents started happening about 4:30 p.m. when the sky darkened and hail and rain started falling. Cindy James,...

LAKE WORTH, Fla. -- One northbound lane has been closed by a washout on Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County due to erosion from a washout blamed on Hurricane Frances. The Florida Highway Patrol says the pavement fell away from the slow lane at Tenth Avenue in Lake Worth. Traffic is squeezing into fewer lanes, and drivers are being asked to avoid the area. A construction crew is on hand, but the washout is still growing. Troopers are warning that other lanes may be affected later.

I-84 accident (From Chopper 8) Head-on collision on the Arragoni Bridge on Route 66 (from Chopper 8) (Cheshire-WTNH, Apr. 20, 2004 Updated 10:00 AM) _ It's a messy morning for commuters in part of the state. Serious accidents are tying up major thoroughfares. I-84 eastbound at Exit 26 in Cheshire is closed due to a fiery tractor trailer accident at a bridge crossing over a construction area. The road will be closed until around 1:00 PM due to the roadway melting from the fire."It's just like Bridgeport," State Police spokesman Sgt. J. Paul Vance said, referring to a crash and...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - The van in a rollover crash that killed seven Mexican migrant workers and injured another 12 appeared overcrowded and the driver did not have the appropriate license, authorities said Friday. A day after the crash ejected all 19 occupants and scattered bodies across Interstate 95, Florida Highway Patrol officials were trying to identify the victims, most of whom had no official identification.

Tanker Flips, Blocks Interstate 95 In Flagler County UPDATED: 1:07 PM EST March 29, 2004 PALM COAST, Fla. -- Interstate 95 in Flagler County was closed for about seven hours Monday after a tanker truck flipped on its side, blocking the southbound lanes and the exit for State Road 100, said Lt. Bill Leeper of the Florida Highway Patrol. The semitrailer truck, carrying used oil, drifted off onto the right shoulder of the highway, overcorrected to the left, and then turned on its side about 5:05 a.m., Leeper said. It reopened about noon. The driver of the truck, Robert Gorman,...

Security increased as terror threat targets I-95 Email to a Friend Printer Friendly Version BRIDGEPORT -- A terror threat targets Connecticut's busiest stretch of highway, the Interstate-95 corridor in Bridgeport. State police began stepping up security in the area Thursday. The response is a coordinated effort between local and state police, the Coast Guard, and Homeland Security. People taking the port Jefferson ferry to long island underwent police checks of vehicles at the docks today. One of the more visible signs of the increased security measures put into place after authorities received information that Bridgeport could be targeted. "It's nerve-wracking...

Fox reporting "five or six square blocks" near Broad Street on fire in downstown Richmond, VA. "Explosions heard" before fire erupted. Evacuations underway. Fire spreading.

Tanker explodes in Bridgeport; road could be shut for weeks BRIDGEPORT -- The crash of a fuel oil tanker sparked a major fire on an elevated section of Interstate 95 last night, closing both lanes for this morning's commute - and likely for weeks to come. The driver of the truck suffered minor injuries and appeared to be the only person who required medical attention. He was identified early today as Gilbert Robinson, 33, of Naugatuck. He was treated at Bridgeport Hospital and released. "Rush hour is going to be a nightmare," said Gov. John Rowland, who was flown by...

Fiery Truck Crash Shuts Down Interstate Linking New York and Boston; Long Closure Feared Mar 25, 2004 The Associated Press BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - An oil tanker truck crashed on Interstate 95 Thursday night and started a fire that burned out of control, possibly destroying bridges in both directions on the heavily used highway between New York and Boston, state police said. Only minor injuries were reported, but there was a gaping hole in one of the bridges, said Sgt. J. Paul Vance, a state police spokesman. The highway may be closed for days or weeks because of the damage,...

(Greenwich-AP, Jan. 18, 2004 9:00 AM) ) The owner of a Stratford trucking company is putting out a plea for anyone who might have found 150-thousand dollars worth of airplane parts somewhere on Interstate 95. Condor Air Transport owner David Cleveland tells The Greenwich Time that one of his drivers lost two boxes off his flatbed truck Thursday. One of the boxes was turned in to Greenwich Police and returned, but the other is missing. The driver was traveling south from Stratford to J-F-K International Airport in New York City. The parts were made by Pratt and Whitney and were...

<p>Two Virginia state troopers working beside a disabled tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 near the Boulevard exit came under fire last night by someone in a passing Ford Expedition, police reported.</p> <p>No one was injured.</p> <p>About 10 shots were fired in the "general direction" of the troopers at 7:40 p.m., police said. The tractor-trailer was on the northbound side of the interstate and the white Ford Expedition was southbound.</p>

Del. plans I-95 expansion BY KATE GIBSONStaff ReporterThe Delaware Department of Transportation announced construction plans in the works for Interstate Highway 95, the Newark Toll Plaza and State Route 1, near Christiana Mall.These plans are intended to ease congestion at these trouble areas by adding a fifth lane to I-95 in both directions north of Christiana Mall, redesigning the Newark Toll Plaza with Highway EZ Pass and widening the ramp from Route 1 onto I-95.Michael Williams, a spokesman for DelDOT, said the new construction will ease traffic for both Delaware residents and motorists who travel through the state."The question is...

<p>State transportation officials said they need to start charging drivers who use Interstate 95, one of the most heavily traveled interstates on the East Coast.</p> <p>Officials want to install six toll plazas along the interstate in North Carolina. Officials propose to charge $3 at each plaza, which means it could cost $18 to travel in North Carolina on I-95 from the Virginia border to South Carolina.</p>