Wilmington council backs plan to cap I-95 and create a park
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A four mile stretch of I-95, seen here looking south through the city of Wilmington. (Courtesy of DelDOT)
Last month, a group of state lawmakers from Wilmington sent a letter to convince U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and by proxy President Biden to endorse a plan to put a roof on top of I-95 and build an urban park on top.
“I view this as a do-over for the city of Wilmington,” Council Member Loretta Walsh said. “I think the federal government owes it to us, since they systematically came in here and destroyed our city.”