Monthly Archives: August 2023

Route 101 and 102 SEPTEMBER Trolley Shuttle Bus Substitution 69th St. Transportation Center to Media & Sharon Hill

*** ROUTE 101 and 102 CONSTRUCTION NOTICE ***

September Outage Schedule
Saturday 9th – Sunday 10th
Saturday 16th – Sunday 17th
Saturday 23rd – Sunday 24th
Saturday 30th – Sunday 1st

Route 101 and 102 Trolley Shuttle Bus Substitution
69th St. Transportation Center to Media & Sharon Hill

For SEVERAL WEEKENDS, beginning with the first train Saturday morning, through end of service Sunday: 9th – 10th; 16th – 17th, 23rd – 24th, 30th – 1st SEPTA shuttle buses will replace all Route 101 & 102 Trolleys between 69th Street Transportation Center and end of line Media (Orange Street) & Sharon Hill Stations on weekends only. 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 SAFETY STAND DOWN FOR ENTIRE WORKFORCE BEGINS MONDAY, AUGUST 14

 

SEPTA is advising bus and trolley customers to expect delays across the system starting on Monday, August 14, as the Authority begins safety reinforcement training for all employees.

 

The training will emphasize safety guidelines that are in place and provide employees with a forum to give feedback. SEPTA is working jointly with the unions representing employees to develop the content that will be covered in the trainings.

 

Over the next eight weeks, every member of the SEPTA workforce will spend a full day in this mandatory training. This will impact service as employees are pulled from their regular duties. SEPTA will provide updates on service as the training moves forward.

 

“The safety for our customers and employees is always our top priority, and we are redoubling our efforts to be even more intentional about safety in everything that we do, at all levels of the Authority,” said SEPTA CEO and General Manager Leslie S. Richards. “The recent series of accidents has caused us to look internally with a critical eye to ensure we embrace safety as a core value every day.”

 

SEPTA will make every effort to minimize the disruption to customers during this training. Customers should expect delays when planning their travel, and check SEPTA’s website for the latest updates. Service details are also available on the Official SEPTA App, @SEPTA, and customer service representatives are available by phone at (215) 580-7800.

 

This safety training follows a series of recent accidents involving SEPTA vehicles that resulted in the death of one customer and multiple injuries to other passengers and employees.  Following these incidents, SEPTA dispatched safety officers throughout the system to have discussions with employees about safety. These new trainings will emphasize the need to be vigilant about safety in all aspects of all jobs throughout the Authority.

 

“We will start with our frontline employees and move through our entire workforce,” Richards said. “This commitment to reaching each and every employee means that SEPTA service will be impacted. When we say nothing is more important than safety, we mean it.”

 

SEPTA is also asking customers to report any unsafe conditions they see on the system through the SEPTA Transit Watch App. This is available as a free download for Apple and Android devices.

 

New Traffic Pattern Planned August 10 & August 14 on I-95 in Delaware County

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that a new traffic pattern will be established Thursday night, August 10 and next Monday night, August 14, on northbound Interstate 95 in Delaware County under an $80.6 million project to rehabilitate pavement and several bridges on more than 11 miles of the interstate in Lower Chichester, Upper Chichester, Chester, Ridley and Tinicum townships, the City of Chester and Upland and Ridley Park boroughs.

Motorists are advised of the following travel restriction:

I-95 motorists are reminded that the ramp from Route 291 (Bartram Avenue) to southbound I-95 in Philadelphia remains closed and detoured 24/7 through Wednesday, September 6, for expansion dam replacements. Motorists will continue to follow the posted detour routes.

For Additional Information, visit PennDOT’s website here: https://www.penndot.pa.gov/regionaloffices/district-6/pages/details.aspx?newsid=8563

New Traffic Pattern Planned on August 10th on I-95 in Delaware County

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that a new traffic pattern will be established on August 10th on northbound Interstate 95 in Delaware County under an $80.6 million project to rehabilitate pavement and several bridges on more than 11 miles of the interstate in Lower Chichester, Upper Chichester, Chester, Ridley and Tinicum townships, the City of Chester and Upland and Ridley Park boroughs.

Motorists are advised of the following travel restriction:

I-95 motorists are reminded that the ramp from Route 291 (Bartram Avenue) to southbound I-95Opens In A New Window in Philadelphia remains closed and detoured 24/7 through Wednesday, September 6, for expansion dam replacements. Motorists will continue to follow the posted detour routes.

For more information, visit the PennDOT News Release here.