The Obama administration has given SEPTA $87 million to
protect transit properties from future storms, officials said Monday.
The $86.7 million grant from the Federal Transit
Administration's emergency relief program will be used for seven projects:
Railroad embankment and slope stabilization, $18.7
million. To stablize and harden slopes along a series of 19th century railroad
cuts in Montgomery and Delaware counties used by the Warminster, West Trenton,
Lansdale/Doylestown, and Media/Elwyn Regional Rail lines.
Sharon Hill Line flood mitigation, $3.8 million. To build
a drainage system to pump floodwaters away from the frequently flooded Route
102 Sharon Hill trolley line in Delaware County.
Railroad signal power reinforcement, $32 million. To
reinforce signal power systems across the Regional Rail network, where
non-insulated cable and old power-distribution systems have proven highly
vulnerable to extreme weather.
Ancillary control center, $9 million. To build a backup
control center at a strategic location in Philadelphia to allow for remote
dispatching of transit service in the event of an emergency.
Subway pump-room emergency power, $3.7 million. To
install a series of emergency power systems for pump rooms throughout subway
tunnels in Philadelphia. Pumps are constantly pumping groundwater from the
subway tunnels, and the new emergency power network will help protect
passengers and equipment from the risk of flooding that could result in case of
widespread power outages.
Jenkintown flood mitigation, $15 million. To study and
make improvements at Jenkintown, a key rail hub in Montgomery County, where flooding
from three streams (Tacony Creek, Baer Run, and Wissahickon Creek) often flood
the rails and disrupt service.
Manayunk/Norristown Line shoreline stabilization, $4.5
million. To stabilize 2.5 miles of railroad right-of-way along the Schuylkill
in Montgomery County, one of SEPTA's most flood-prone areas.
Source: Philly.com
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