Transportation
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Drexel Hill’s Helicopter ‘Miracle’ Caught the Attention of the World
News outlets and social media are echoing the sentiment of Upper Darby Police Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt, calling the controlled landing of a helicopter in Drexel Hill Tuesday, Jan. 11 “an absolute miracle on Burmont Road.” The word “miracle” showed up a lot in stories worldwide on the landing. The Daily Mail out of the United…
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Montco Sees Turnpike Toll Rates Rise 5% for 2022
The Pennsylvania Turnpike sees somewhere around 500,000 drivers who traverse it every day. As we start the new year, it’s probably uprising for many to hear that the toll rates are rising by 5% in 2022 across the entire system except for the Southern Beltway west of Pittsburgh, writes Joe Zlomenk for The Sanatoga Post.…
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Expecting More In-Person Work in the New Year, SEPTA Expands Regional Rail Service
Anticipating that more people may be returning to in-person work in the new year, SEPTA has altered its Regional Rail service to accommodate those returning commuters, writes Mike D’Onofrio for Axios. On Sunday, Dec.19, SEPTA restored service on the suburban regional rail line to 75 percent of pre-pandemic levels, up from 65 percent. You can…
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See How Amtrak Allotment in Infrastructure Law Could Benefit Southeastern Pennsylvania
The $22 billion Amtrak allotment within the $66 billion recently enacted infrastructure law provides for passenger rail that could significantly benefit Pennsylvania, writes Jacob Fischler for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. The full impact of the funding plan is likely to be determined over time as Amtrak needs to reach agreements with private rail companies and will…
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Philadelphia’s Bumper-to-Bumper Commutes Bump It Once Again to National Congested-Traffic List
Local commutes have once again put Philadelphia on a ranking of the ten most congested areas in the country, according to a recently released report by INRIX. In the 2021 Global Traffic Scorecard, INRIX identified and ranked congestion and mobility trends in over 1,000 cities throughout the nation as economic and social disruption continued due…
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Proposed Turnpike Reform Package Designed to “Stop Bleeding” of Uncollected Tolls in Montco and Beyond
Pennsylvania Senator Marty Flynn plans to introduce a Turnpike reform package in hopes of preventing future uncollected tolls along Montgomery County and the rest of the state, often referred to as “leakage,” writes Marley Parish for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Last year, more than $104 million in Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls ended up uncollected. “This number is…
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Pennsylvania Ranks Among Top Ten States with Worst Road Conditions
A new ranking by Uplift Legal Funding placed Pennsylvania among the top ten states with the worst roads in the nation, according to a staff report from Stacker. To compile the list of states where roads are in the worst condition, Uplift Legal Funding used data from the White House Infrastructure Fact Sheet and 2019…
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SEPTA to Host Open House for Upper Merion Township Residents on KOP Rail on December 7
SEPTA will host a KOP Rail Open House for Upper Merion Township residents and business owners on December 7 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The subject of this public meeting will be the project’s recent entry into the Federal Transit Administration’s New Starts grant program. The meeting will take place in the Steelwork Ballroom…
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No Strike for Suburban SEPTA Drivers in Montgomery County; Tentative Contract Deal Reached
A strike has been averted for SEPTA’s suburban operators with a tentative SEPTA contract agreement reached, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The new SEPTA contract for 365 members of SMART Local 1594 expires 12:01 a.m. Friday. The union had considered a strike over mandatory overtime rules. The union members operate SEPTA’s buses, trolleys,…
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State House Halts PennDOT Toll Proposed to Fund Nine PA Bridges Desperately in Need of Repairs
A PennDOT plan to add tolls on nine bridges to finance their repairs was halted on Tuesday by the State House, which passed a bill to void the proposal, writes Mark Scolforo for WHYY. The legislation, however, currently requires one more vote in the state Senate. And it currently faces opposition from Gov. Tom Wolf.…
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Strike Option Looms for Montco’s SEPTA Suburban Drivers as Negotiations Continue
The operators of SEPTA’s suburban buses, trolleys, and the Norristown High-Speed Line are keeping an option open for a driver’s strike later this week, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The United Transportation Union Local 1594 contracts are set to expire at 12:01 a.m. Friday. A driver’s strike authorization could be voted on Monday…
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Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Will Inject Billions Into Pennsylvania
President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, which passed the House on Friday with the support of most Democrats and 13 Republicans, will inject billions of dollars into Pennsylvania, write Taylor Allen and Mike D’Onofrio for AXIOS. The Keystone State is slated to receive $11.3 billion for highway projects along with $1.6 billion for bridge…
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Amtrak Continues to Mull Rail Service Expansion; Montgomery County Commuters On Board With the Idea
Amtrak continues to sift survey data in consideration looking for additional rail service connections to/from Pennsylvania. Proposed passenger lines include Allentown/New York City and Philadelphia/Reading, writes Cody Butler for PA Homepage. The plans are the result of the railroad’s summer study with the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority. Now local residents are welcoming the news…
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Green Light for SEPTA King of Prussia High Speed Line Expansion is Favorable Sign for Montco and Beyond
SEPTA’s proposed King of Prussia expansion of the Norristown High-Speed Line recently received a green light from the FTA to enter the project development phase, writes David Peter Alan for the Railway Age. The approval comes nearly five decades after the expansion was first proposed and represents a significant step towards it becoming a reality.…
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ENR MidAtlantic Names US 422 Schuylkill River Bridge in Valley Forge One of Best Projects in 2021
ENR MidAtlantic has named the $96.6 million U.S. 422 Schuylkill River Bridge in Valley Forge as one of the best projects in 2021, according to a staff report from the ENR MidAtlantic. The project replaced the Schuylkill River bridge on Route 422 with a modern pre-stressed concrete beam bridge and widened and reconstructed one mile…
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Car-Centric Zoning Goes Against Main Line Railroad Roots—And is Hurting the Region
The Paoli/Thorndale Line used to represent the lifeline of the region and helped create what we call the Main Line today, writes Alex Davis for WHYY. Most 19th-century railroad suburbs weren’t constructed like the Main Line. Smaller towns have always popped up around larger cities like Philadelphia, but they really came into their own with…
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SEPTA’s Plan to Extend Rail Service to King of Prussia in Line for Potential Federal Funding Boost
SEPTA’s plan to extend its rail service to King of Prussia is in line for a potential boost in federal funding after it gained entry into a national program earlier this week, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Federal Transportation Administration’s Capital Investment Grant program distributes grants under its New Starts program…
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SEPTA Adopts Operational Cost-Cutting Ideas Suggested by Employees, Could Save $117M Annually
SEPTA is following through on operational cost-cutting ideas generated by its employees. The measures could end up saving the transit agency $117 million a year, through Norristown Regional Rail and other areas of SEPTA through Montgomery County and beyond, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The year-long brainstorming effort was conducted by SEPTA and…
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