Editing Interstate 95 (section)

==History==
Many parts of I-95 were made up of toll roads that had already been constructed or planned, particularly in the northeast.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schleck |first=Dave |date=July 17, 2002 |title=Exceptions to the law allow I-95 tolls in some states |url=http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-20020717-2002-07-17-0207170011-story.html |work=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]] |location=Newport News, Virginia |access-date=September 22, 2018 |archive-date=September 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923052447/http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-20020717-2002-07-17-0207170011-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Many of these routes still exist today, but some have removed their tolls. All current I-95 toll facilities are compatible with the [[E-ZPass]] electronic payment system; in Florida, while I-95 can be driven toll-free, use of the "95 Express Managed Toll Lanes" requires a [[SunPass]] transponder (E-ZPass is now compatible with SunPass).

The toll roads utilized as part of I-95 formerly included [[Florida's Turnpike]], the [[Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike]] (tolled until 1992), and the [[Connecticut Turnpike]] (tolled until 1985). Additionally, the [[Fuller Warren Bridge]], spanning the [[St. Johns River]] in Jacksonville, was tolled until the 1980s. Today, tolls remain on Maryland's [[Fort McHenry Tunnel]] and [[John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (Maryland)|John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway]], the [[Delaware Turnpike]], the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]], the [[New Jersey Turnpike]], New York's [[George Washington Bridge]] and [[New England Thruway]], the [[New Hampshire Turnpike]], and the [[Maine Turnpike]].

By 1968, three states had completed their sections of I-95: Connecticut, using its existing turnpikes; New York; and Delaware.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Carl G. |date=November 1, 1968 |title=I-95 Opens Here; When Will All of It? |page=31 |work=[[The News Journal|Evening Journal]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93482345/i-95-opens-here-when-will-all-of-it/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=January 25, 2022 |archive-date=January 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126051222/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93482345/i-95-opens-here-when-will-all-of-it/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===21st century===

Until 2018, a [[List of gaps in Interstate Highways|gap]] existed on I-95 within New Jersey. From Pennsylvania, I-95 entered the state on the [[Scudder Falls Bridge]] and continued east to [[U.S. Route 1|US&nbsp;1]] in [[Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Lawrence Township]]. Here, I-95 abruptly ended and transitioned into [[Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania)|I-295]]. From New York, I-95 entered the state on the George Washington Bridge and followed the New Jersey Turnpike south to exit&nbsp;6, ran along an extension of the turnpike, and ended on the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge at the Pennsylvania state line, where the route transitioned into [[Interstate 276|I-276]]. This discontinuity was caused by the 1983 cancelation of the [[Somerset Freeway]], a planned alignment of I-95 further inland from the turnpike. In order to close the gap, an [[Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project|interchange]] was constructed where I-95 crosses the Pennsylvania Turnpike in [[Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bristol Township, Pennsylvania]]. After the first components of the interchange opened on September 22, 2018, I-95 was rerouted onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike, meeting up with where I-95 previously ended at the state line. This project closed the last remaining gap in the route.<ref name="sofield" /> The former section of I-95 between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and US&nbsp;1 in Lawrence became an extension of I-295. The interchange with the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be expanded in the future, connecting northbound I-95 with the westbound turnpike and the eastbound turnpike with southbound I-95.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I-95 Interchange Project |url=https://www.paturnpike.com/traveling/construction/site/i-95-interchange-project |access-date=December 24, 2022 |website=[[Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission]] |language=en |archive-date=December 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225023857/https://www.paturnpike.com/traveling/construction/site/i-95-interchange-project |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the 21st century, several large projects between [[Richmond, Virginia]], and [[New Jersey]] have aimed to decrease congestion along the corridor. The reconstruction of the [[Springfield Interchange]] in [[Northern Virginia]], just outside Washington, D.C. helped to ease traffic at the intersection of I-95, [[Interstate 495 (Maryland–Virginia)|I-495]], and [[Interstate 395 (Virginia–District of Columbia)|I-395]], and surrounding interchanges. The [[Springfield Interchange]] is one of the busiest highway junctions on the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]], serving between 400,000 and 500,000&nbsp;vehicles per day. With the exception of [[high-occupancy toll]] (HOT) lanes on the Capital Beltway (I-495/I-95), this project was completed in July 2007.<ref name="IG">{{cite web|publisher=Interstate Guide|url=http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-095.html|title=Interstate 95 @ Interstate-Guide.com|access-date=February 15, 2008|archive-date=March 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314123400/http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-095.html|url-status=live}}{{self-published source|date= May 2014}}</ref> A few miles to the east was another major project: the [[Woodrow Wilson Bridge]] replacement. The bridge carries I-95/I-495 over the [[Potomac River]]. The former Woodrow Wilson Bridge, which has since been demolished, was a six-lane bridge that was severely overcapacity. The new bridge is actually two bridges with a total of 12&nbsp;lanes; five in each direction, with an additional lane in each direction for future use (rapid-bus or train). This project was completed with the 10&nbsp;lanes opened on December 13, 2008, greatly reducing the traffic delays on the beltway. The lanes are divided into two through lanes and three local lanes in each direction. About {{convert|30|mi|km}} north of the Wilson Bridge, and about {{convert|20|mi|km}} south of [[Baltimore]] near [[Laurel, Maryland]], construction on a large new interchange began in 2008, was scheduled for completion in late 2011, and opened to traffic on November 9, 2014, which connects I-95 to [[Maryland Route 200]] (MD&nbsp;200).

In 2006, the [[Virginia General Assembly]] passed SJ184, a resolution calling for an interstate compact to build a toll highway between [[Dover, Delaware]], and [[Charleston, South Carolina]], as an alternative to I-95 that would allow long-distance traffic to avoid the Washington metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=061&typ=bil&val=sj184 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524063010/http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=061&typ=bil&val=sj184 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 24, 2011 |title=SJ 184 Interstate Route 95; Construction and Operation of Controlled-Access Highway as Alternative Thereto |publisher=[[Virginia Legislature]] }}</ref>

Federal legislation has identified I-95 through Connecticut as [[Corridor 65 (NHS)|High Priority Corridor&nbsp;65]]. A long-term multibillion-dollar program to upgrade the entire length of I-95 through Connecticut has been underway since the mid-1990s and is expected to continue through at least 2020. Several miles of the Connecticut Turnpike through [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]] were widened and brought up to [[Interstate standards]]. Work has shifted to reconstructing and widening {{convert|12|mi|km}} of I-95 through [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], which includes replacing the [[Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge (Connecticut)|Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge]]. Environmental studies for reconstructing and widening {{convert|60|mi|km}} of I-95 from New Haven to the Rhode Island state line are also progressing.

There are plans to expand the {{convert|1054|mi|km|adj=on}} I-95 corridor from [[Petersburg, Virginia]], to Florida through a US multistate agreement to study how to improve the corridor through widening and reconstruction, with the goal of reducing congestion and improving overall safety for years to come.<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://virginiadot.org/news/statewide/2009/five_states_and_usdot38435.asp |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090211041724/http://virginiadot.org/news/statewide/2009/five_states_and_usdot38435.asp |archive-date=February 11, 2009 |title= Five States and USDOT Partner to Improve Interstate 95 Through Corridor of the Future Program: Development Agreement Aims to Reduce Congestion, Increase Safety and Reliability |first= Britt |last= Drewes |date= February 3, 2009 |publisher= [[Virginia Department of Transportation]] |id= CO-0903}}</ref>

I-95 from the South Carolina–Georgia line to the freeway's southern terminus in South Florida has been widened to a minimum of six lanes. The section from Jacksonville to the [[Interstate 4|I-4]] junction in [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]] was expanded to six lanes in 2005. Projects begun in 2009, widening the roadbed in [[Brevard County, Florida|Brevard County]] from the [[Florida State Road 528|State Route&nbsp;528]] junction in [[Cocoa, Florida|Cocoa]] to [[Palm Bay, Florida|Palm Bay]], as well as in northern [[Palm Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach County]]. The last segments of I-95 in Florida to remain at only four lanes have now been upgraded, providing motorists with about {{Convert|500|mi|km}} of continuous six-lane roadbed.

In 2009, state legislators representing Maine's [[Aroostook County, Maine|Aroostook County]] proposed using federal economic stimulus funds to extend I-95 north to Maine's northernmost border community of [[Fort Kent, Maine|Fort Kent]] via [[Caribou, Maine|Caribou]] and [[Presque Isle, Maine|Presque Isle]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://bangordailynews.com/2009/04/10/politics/aroostook-delegation-pushes-for-i95-extension/ |title= Aroostook Delegation Pushes for I-95 Extension |work= Bangor Daily News |date= April 10, 2009 |access-date= January 29, 2013 |archive-date= December 24, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131224095252/http://bangordailynews.com/2009/04/10/politics/aroostook-delegation-pushes-for-i95-extension/ |url-status= live }}</ref> The proposed route would parallel New Brunswick's four-lane, limited-access [[Trans-Canada Highway]] on the US side of the [[Canada–United States border|Canadian border]]. Legislators argued that extension of the Interstate would promote economic growth in the region.

On June 11, 2023, a portion of the northbound section of I-95 [[Interstate 95 bridge collapse|collapsed in Philadelphia]]. This was due to a gasoline tanker catching fire after a crash.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Billy Penn Staff |date=June 11, 2023 |title=I-95 collapse in Philadelphia: Map, timeline, everything we know |url=http://billypenn.com/2023/06/11/highway-collapse-philadelphia-i95-truck-fire/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |website=Billy Penn |location=Wilmington, Delaware |publisher=[[WHYY-TV]] |language=en-US |archive-date=June 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611182743/https://billypenn.com/2023/06/11/highway-collapse-philadelphia-i95-truck-fire/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A temporary roadway opened at the site of the collapsed bridge ten days later, on June 23, 2023.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Staff|last2=Kent|first2=Maggie|last3=Smith|first3=Briana|title=I-95 reopens to traffic with temporary lanes 12 days after collapse, tanker fire|publisher=WPVI-TV|location=Philadelphia, PA|date=June 23, 2023|url=https://6abc.com/i-95-bridge-collapse-live-stream-philadelphia-repair/13417623/|access-date=June 23, 2023|archive-date=June 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623092554/https://6abc.com/i-95-bridge-collapse-live-stream-philadelphia-repair/13417623/|url-status=live}}</ref>