Design Firms Awarded Contracts for New Commuter Rail Substation in Pennsylvania

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) has awarded design contracts to Gannet Fleming, Incorporated (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) and LTK Engineering, Incorporated (Ambler, Pennsylvania) for the new Powelton Avenue Commuter Rail Substation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The two firms are serving as a joint venture team providing detailed design for the project.

As part of a 15-year $235 million program, plans are to construct a new substation to replace the 30th street switching station. Construction is anticipated to begin in the late spring of 2007 and the overall completion date is slated for 2008.

In 1964, the Pennsylvania General Assembly established the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to provide public transit services for Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties. Over the years, SEPTA acquired the Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC), Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company, Schuylkill Valley Lines (Frontier), and Commuter Rail - Conrail. SEPTA is currently considered to be the nation’s fifth largest public transportation system with fixed route services including bus, subway/elevated, trackless trolley, light rail and commuter rail serving a 2,200 square mile service region.

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