SEPTA and Tullytown have made peace about a month after
the transit agency sued the borough in a dispute over construction at the
Levittown train station.
The two reached a settlement April 7 regarding
construction at the Levittown train station in which SEPTA agreed to pay the
borough $34,031 in professional fees and accepted full responsibility and
liability for the new station. In return, the borough won't claim any authority
over SEPTA's construction plans for the station.
"The borough is pleased the lawsuit is settled and
it will no longer have responsibility for this project," said Michael
Sellers, the borough solicitor.
In a March federal court filing SEPTA asked the court to
bar Tullytown from claiming authority at the construction site. It also argued
the borough had piled up $250,000 in fees against SEPTA that was slowing
construction.
Tullytown officials had said they were concerned with
safety and planning at the site. They had requested adjustments to SEPTA's
renovation, which began in November. The construction is part of a three-year
project to upgrade six stations on SEPTA's Regional Rail.
Source: Philly.com
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