Crime & Safety
South Jersey Lawmakers Demand Answers Following CBS News Philadelphia Investigation Into I-295 Wall Collapse
The two-year investigation found the New Jersey Department of Transportation ultimately rejected repeated warnings from the contractor.
May 22, 2024
BELLMAWR, N.J. (CBS) -- South Jersey lawmakers are demanding answers following a CBS News Philadelphia investigation into the collapse of a retaining wall on the I-295 Direct Connect project.
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The two-year investigation found the New Jersey Department of Transportation ultimately rejected repeated warnings from the highway project's contractor about the material used in the retaining wall's embankment and slope prior to its failure in March 2021.
The retaining wall, identified in construction documents as "Wall 22," is located in the middle of the I-295 Direct Connect project, the billion-dollar plan designed to reduce congestion at the junction of I-295, I-76 and Route 42 in Bellmawr.
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State Sen. Paul Moriarty (D-04), who, before representing Camden, Gloucester and Atlantic counties, was a CBS Philadelphia investigative reporter from 1986 to 2003, said there needs to be public accountability/CBS Philadelphia
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