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A downtown Philadelphia, Pa., sign fixed near the site of the I95 bridge collapse after PennDOT 'forgot to proofread'

PHILADELPHIA CREAM — A misspelled sign on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia is now fixed.

“We were so focused on this task and reopening the 95 Cottman ramp that we moved a little too quickly…and forgot to proofread,” the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said in a media post social.

The sign was recently installed on a new ramp, which was rebuilt after a major truck fire and collapse of the I-95 bridge last year.

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The typo had caught the attention of some eagle-eyed drivers after the sign for Central Philadelphia swapped the “R” and “T.”

“The sign has been covered; the misspelled word will be corrected this evening (Monday) and a corrected sign will be installed this week. All costs associated with correcting this error will be covered by the contractor,” PennDOT said in a communicated to ABC Philadelphia. WPVI affiliate.

The sign was temporarily repaired Tuesday morning.

PennDOT admits it forgot to proofread before installing a new sign near Cottman Avenue and State Road in Tacony.

PennDOT said a corrected sign would be installed this week and the contractor — not taxpayers — would cover all costs related to correcting the error.

In 2021, a WPVI viewer spotted an exit sign along I-95 in Wilmington, Delaware, where, among other things, “Delaware” was misspelled.

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