A probe continues by construction engineer Hardesty and Hanover LLC into what caused the late March collapse of a retaining wall that is part of one of New Jersey's largest roadbuilding projects—the already late-running effort called Direct Connection, which aims to untangle the convoluted interchange of north-south I-295 and east-west Route 42 in Camden County.
NJ Dept. of Transportation officials, who also are investigating the collapse of the 35-ft-high, 300-ft-long wall section, have yet to reveal any potential causes or estimate schedule impacts for the interchange reconstruction, already pushed back to 2028, or cite repair costs added to the project, now budgeted at more than $900 million overall.