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New Jersey Lawmakers Demand Answers About Wall Collapse From Department Of Transportation
The large retaining wall, known as Wall 22, collapsed in March 2021.
August 1, 2024
BELLMAWR, N.J. (CBS) — Following a two-year CBS News Philadelphia investigation into the collapse of a retaining wall on the I-295 Direct Connect Project, Congressman Donald Norcross (D) and a group of state lawmakers have held a series of meetings with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to seek answers about why the wall failed.
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The large retaining wall, known as Wall 22, collapsed in March 2021. It held up an elevated roadway that was a critical part of the billion-dollar Direct Connect Project, which is located at the junction of I-295, I-76 and Route 42.
CBS News Philadelphia reported on May 21 that Norcross and the group of state lawmakers demanded a briefing from NJDOT shortly after CBS News Philadelphia aired its investigation on May 13 examining whether the wall's collapse could've been prevented.
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