Monthly Archives: February 2022

PennDOT Establishes New Business U.S. 13, Redesignates U.S. 13 over Route 291 to Improve Truck Travel in the City of Chester

In an effort to improve truck travel and alleviate congestion, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that it has completed sign installations for the establishment of a new Business U.S. 13 and the redesignation of U.S. 13 using Route 291 through the City of Chester, Delaware County.

The new Business U.S. 13 follows 9th Street from Morton Avenue to Highland Avenue to 4th Street where it joins with U.S. 13 at Price Street. The newly designated U.S. 13 continues on Morton Avenue to Route 291 (4th Street) to Price Street.

The new designations are intended to reduce the number of trucks, particularly through trucks and trucks delivering to the industrial waterfront, which currently travel through the residential and commercial areas on 9th Street, which is a two-lane highway and encourage truck drivers to follow the new primary truck network using U.S. 13/Route 291, which is a four-lane highway with a center turn lane.

Additionally, the relocation of U.S. 13 increases the vertical clearance along the route following the completion of a PennDOT project to rehabilitate seven bridges in the city and increase the vertical clearance on Morton Avenue to accommodate heavy trucks. There is currently a 12′ 9″ clearance on Highland Avenue (new Business U.S. 13), and 13′ 11″ clearance on Morton Avenue (new U.S. 13).

Northbound trucks traveling into the city on U.S. 13 would turn right onto Price Street, follow Route 291, and turn left onto Morton Street to rejoin U.S. 13. Southbound trucks traveling into the city on U.S. 13 (Chester Pike) would continue along Morton Avenue rather than turning right onto 9th Street, then turn right onto Route 291 to Price Street. Trucks entering the city at other points, such as Interstate 95 Exits 3 and 6, could also be directed toward Business U.S. 13 rather than the main route, minimizing through traffic on Business U.S. 13 (9th Street).

The establishment of a new Business U.S. 13 and redesignation of U.S. 13 follows the recommendations from an April 2018 Truck Wayfinding StudyOpens In A New Window conducted by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission.

For more information, visit: PennDOT District 6-0 News Release

ROUTE 101/102 SERVICE OUTAGE NOTICE: 2/5 and 2/6; 2/26 and 2/27

*** ROUTE 101/102 SERVICE OUTAGE NOTICE ***
February 5th – 6th
February 26th – 27th
Route 101 and 102 Trolley Shuttle Bus Substitution
69th St. Transportation Center to Media & Sharon Hill
Beginning with the first train Saturday morning, through end of service Sunday on the following weekends: February 5th through February 6th and February 26th through February 27th SEPTA shuttle buses will replace all Route 101 & 102 Trolleys between 69th Street Transportation Center and Media (Orange Street) & Sharon Hill Station. Customers should plan for approximately 15 minutes of additional travel time and look for signage at stations for bus boarding locations.
SEPTA is committed to providing safe, reliable service to our customers and the communities we serve, and this shuttle bus substitution is necessary to allow SEPTA and third-party forces to safely perform track construction, rehabilitate signals and interlockings and upgrade with a signal modernization project along the Route 101 and 102 Trolley Lines.
Full details on the Route 101 & 102 shuttle busing, including downloadable timetables, will be posted on the Route 101/102 Service Improvement Program page on SEPTA’s website at: http://www.septa.org/.
SEPTA greatly appreciates your patience and understanding while these important improvements are being made.

SEPTA BUS REVOLUTION VIRTUAL TRANSIT TALK- 2/3/22 at 6:30 PM

SEPTA BUS REVOLUTION VIRTUAL TRANSIT TALK – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd at 6:30 PM

Customers, Residents and Stakeholders are Invited to learn how SEPTA is Incorporating Public Input into Efforts to Improve Bus Network.
To kick off Year 2 of SEPTA’s ongoing comprehensive bus network redesign effort – Bus Revolution – SEPTA is inviting riders, stakeholders, and residents to a virtual Transit Talk on Thursday, February 3 at 6:30 PM to discuss findings in two reports that will be key to advancing the Authority’s efforts to revamp its bus service and better connect people across the region.
Those interested in attending the virtual session can register online at: https://us06web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_WReilADYTC2HajDm3V8wbw
The two reports – “The State of the System” and the “Market Analysis” – include extensive and detailed technical analyses of transit markets, ridership patterns, and service productivity that reveal what works in the bus network currently and opportunities for system improvement. Both reports aim to provide the public with an in-depth understanding of SEPTA’s current bus network.
The reports were informed by thousands of responses received throughout 2021 from members of the public through various forums. The feedback and data provides the information we need to make our bus network work better for more people.
The “State of the System” focuses on the bus network’s performance and presents some strategies for system-wide improvement. The “Market Analysis” looks at population demographics, patterns of development, and travel characteristics in the Greater Philadelphia area, and identifies those parts of the region where transit is likely to be most successful based on these factors. In addition, the “Market Analysis” identifies gaps in SEPTA’s service design that Bus Revolution should consider evaluating as the project team considers changes to the bus network.
More information on Bus Revolution – including route-level data on an interactive Map Inventory and Route Profile Data Dashboard – is available online at https://www.septabusrevolution.com/ . Bus Revolution is one of a number of exciting service initiatives SEPTA has underway as part of SEPTA Forward, the Authority’s Strategic Plan, intended to help riders use SEPTA as one seamless, lifestyle transit network. Customers are encouraged to visit https://planning.septa.org/ for updates on the Wayfinding Master Plan, Reimagining Regional Rail, and other initiatives.