![]() SEPTA has a long list of maintenance work that needs to be completed over the two week period, including a complete demolition and rebuilding of the 22nd Street platform, rebuilding the entire track bed, and pouring new concrete decking. This is the tenth consecutive year of the blitz, which is typically scheduled during a time where trolley ridership is low in order to cause the least amount of disturbance to riders' daily commutes. The transit agency is currently wrapping up its spring subway station cleaning, though the stations are not shut down for that project. ![]() "The blitz gives our crews the opportunity to tackle construction, maintenance, and safety improvement work in a concentrated period of time to reduce the number of outages throughout the year."įor the 16-day period, SEPTA will conduct a thorough cleaning of Center City tunnels and provide station upgrades. "The Trolley Tunnel is critical to our daily operations, providing thousands of passenger trips underneath heavily congested roadways connecting Center City and University City," said Leslie S. The blitz allows SEPTA to conduct annual maintenance and provide much-needed upgrades to the trolley lines in order to improve efficiency for the rest of the year. ![]() Passengers heading into Center City during that period can board the Market Frankford Line at 40th Street Station for service to and from Center City. ![]()
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