US: Interstate Highway 95 reopens July 2 in Chester, Penn., following police activity /update 1

Event

Authorities have reopened Interstate Highway 95 (I-95) in Chester, Pennsylvania, July 2 after an earlier police operation forced the thoroughfare's closure near the interchange with US Route 322 and the Commodore Barry Bridge. Police have as yet released no details concerning the nature of the incident to which they were responding.

Despite the reopening of the highway, residual transport disruptions are likely through the late afternoon of July 3 due to the accumulation of traffic in the area.

Advice

Allow additional time to reach destinations in the area, including when driving to and from the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). Heed the instructions of emergency personnel.