PennDOT issues apology after I-95 sign typo in NE Philadelphia

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation may have reopened I-95 less than a year after a fiery tanker crash caused a portion of the highway to collapse at Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia, but the reopening didn’t go as smoothly as advertised.

A sign from Cottman Avenue to southbound I-95 had an embarrassing typo: “Cenrtal Phila.”

Videos and pictures of the sign went viral on social media Monday, leading the transportation department to issue an official apology to the city of Philadelphia a day later.

“We were so focused on getting this done and reopening the 95 Cottman ramp that we moved a little too quickly … and forgot to proofread,” PennDOT wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “Sorry, Philadelphia.”

PennDOT has since fixed the typo on the sign, which now correctly reads “Central Phila/Chester.”