Wayne Junction Station Improvements ® , PA

“Urban’s work on behalf SEPTA's was Client: Southeastern Transportation recognized by the Preservation Alliance for Authority Greater Philadelphia’s 2015 Preservation HIGHLIGHTS: Achievement Grand Jury Award.”  Historic Station Rehabilitation  Bus Route Planning  Bus Operational Analysis and Cost Estimates The Wayne Junction Station, opened in 1832, is a  Environmental Clearance gateway for many of SEPTA’s busiest Regional Rail lines.  Constructability Since the station is eligible for the National Register due  Construction Phasing to its importance in railroad history, SEPTA retained the  Cost Estimates Urban Engineers (Urban) Team to address the station's  Communications Signal Design Changes significant state of disrepair. Urban led a team who goal was to preserve the tradition and the functionality of the station. Elements of this Improvement project included:

• Bus route planning, operational analysis and cost estimates to extend bus routes to make the station more of a hub • Design Alternatives Analysis • Consolidation of service on the R7 onto one track on the west side of the new high-level platform to improve safety. • • Rehabilitation of the historic station, including platforms, baggage room building, waiting room building, and canopies; • Removal and replacement of canopies; • Installation of elevators and ramps to provide access to the high-level platforms; • Construction of a new high-level platform and increased access to the inbound and outbound platforms; • Rehabilitation of passenger and baggage tunnels and stairways from Wayne and Germantown Avenues; and • Construction Cost Estimates

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