City Tax Dollars Foot The Bill Of Additional Officers Helping I-95 Collapse Detours

By Matt Petrillo, CBS Philadelphia

June 15, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- More than 100 Philadelphia police officers are stationed in dozens of posts around the I-95 reconstruction. They are helping drivers with traffic detours.

So who is paying for all these additional officers? According to one police source, "It's costing a lot."

At least for now, the city is coughing up the cash to pay for more than 100 additional Philly officers per day who are assisting with traffic detours near 95. But some neighbors in Tacony are asking why should taxpayers be the ones who should be footing the bill.

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