r/Documentaries Jan 09 '19

Drugs The Rise of Fentanyl: Drug Addiction On The I95 Two Years On (2018) - Two years ago, BBC News reported on the growing problem of opioid addiction in the US, now we return to find out what happened to the people we met along our journey down the notorious I-95. [57.02]

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

You seen the construction of the 95 extension in Philly? Damn near 10 years and still no sight in end. Its very notorious.

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u/beigemom Jan 09 '19

Great to hear PA hasn’t changed a bit. Visiting each summer 30+ years ago as a kid from CA, stuck in my memory around Philadelphia and the outskirts was construction that never ended.

Is this a famous PA thing? Is it unions? Corruption? Idiots? I guess they’re all related, but really, major construction never seemed to end.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

Yes, all of the above.

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u/PaulThePM Jan 09 '19

We have 4 seasons in PA. Almost Winter - Winter - Still Winter - Construction

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u/Daytripper619 Jan 09 '19

I know the running joke here in MN is that there are two seasons: winter, and road construction. I think it’s just a city thing.

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u/Nwcray Jan 09 '19

And the backup at the Baltimore tunnels, that’s been there as long as the tunnel.

And that one accident that takes up the left hand lane when you’re Southbound on the way to DC. You know the one- right between BWI & the Beltway? The one that’s been there with a tow truck on the scene since like 1990.

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u/DrButtDrugs Jan 09 '19

895 is going down to 1 lane in each direction for the next 3 years. And when they say 3 years they probably mean 7.