Watch: U.S. Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg is speaking in Northeast Philly at the collapsed section of I-95 where a truck fire caused a section of the highway to collapse.
According to the federal Department of Transportation, while he's here, Buttigieg met with Mayor Jim Kenney, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll, SEPTA General Manager Leslie Richards, and other local leaders.
The officials surveyed the damage to the roadway and surrounding areas while the sounds of machines pulling apart the damaged roadway filled the air.Get Philly local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox.On Monday, Carroll said that an inspection of the site has shown that the southbound lanes will need to be demolished.
The demolition began Monday and, on Tuesday morning, workers could be seen tearing down the damaged southbound section of I-95.
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