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All lanes have reopened on Interstate 85 southbound following a crash Wednesday morning in Cherokee County.

Tanker truck carrying gasoline crashed and exploded into flames underneath it. during his aerial tour, biden viewed the damage and the construction crews already working to rebuild the collapsed section. now, after the tour he met with the governor who gave an update how quickly it will be before they open that highway again to drivers. cnn's paolo sandoval has more. >> reporter: i remember some six years ago i was in atlanta covering the repairs of a portion of interstate 85. that project taking about 43, 44 days to complete. it seems now that this i-95 project seems to be moving right along ...

This is a live look at a 24/7 live feed of the around the clock construction efforts underway right now. president biden took an aerial tour of the damaged highway alongside the governor. polo, i think the people in philadelphia will be thrilled if that interstate can get reopened sooner than expected. it must be such a nightmare for those commuters. i feel bad for them. >> a traffic nightmare. i was in atlanta about six years ago as authorities were scrambling to repair a portion of interstate 85 that had collapsed there. incredibly, they did that in about 44 days. that project could potentia...

This segment. he said in the next two weeks. that coming from pennsylvania's governor. he also praised union workers who were on hand for that campaign event. listen in. >> there's something special happening in our community. people coming together. don't get me wrong. i know motorists are hurting and business owners are hurting. but this community is coming together and lifting up those workers and making sure that they know we are supporting them. >> hard to believe it was just last week that that tanker truck was involved in a deadly accident under the portion of the interstate causing a f...

It’s not immediately known what led up to the collision and if there are any injuries.