Malvern SEPTA Work Should Be Completed By Early November
The project, which has cost nearly $10 million and been underway since early 2010, should be finished up soon.
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The $9.2 million dollar project at the Malvern train station is finally coming to an end. Major work should be finished by the first week of November, according to SEPTA spokeperson Heather Redfern.
"There might be some painting, signage and landscaping that needs to be completed, but construction is targeted to be complete at that time," Redfern said in an email.
According to SEPTA, the finished project will be ADA compatible and will include:
- a new pedestrian underpass (i.e., a tunnel)
- new, energy-efficient lighting
- intertrack fencing and related exterior improvements.
- expanded parking
The construction project has hampered commuters and clogged parking lots, and it even forced the on-site coffee shop, Caffe Craze, to close temporarily back in June. The project began in March 2010 and is being headed by Philadelphia-based James J. Anderson Construction.
To see photos of the construction, visit Caffe Craze's slide show or SEPTA's own photo gallery.
Carole Buettner
3:47 pm on Monday, October 10, 2011
Can someone tell me are they planning on roofing the steel structure over the walkway on the south side? And if not WHY???? Yes it is architecturaly interesting but not neccessary , it would be useful if it was covered....but if not ...what a waste of $$$$$$. Was this one of those shovel ready projects my hard earned tax dollars went to? I wish I could have weighed in on the design! waste....awste ...& more waste
Pete Kennedy
8:39 pm on Monday, October 10, 2011
Carole, I'll look into the roofing question.
Rob
12:12 pm on Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Yup, Just what i figured, No High Level Platforms. What a waste ! In this day and age, when you renovate a train station, High level platforms are a must have, not an option. You could have had the beauty and functionality of a Wayne Station. But instead you got a daylesford. Big waste of money. And, why no new platforms:? instead we commuters now have to trip over the loose bricks and slide across them in the winter. Also, why are the platforms not sheltered ? again, another fail by SEPTA in identifying the actual need of it's daily riders. If it were up to me, I would have torn down the old station, and built something that would have been functional by todays standards, installed new high level platforms with canopies, a functional speaker system so you could actually understand what the announcement says, then i would have done the parking and installed the new pedestrian underpass. Oh well...another SEPTA Epic Fail !
Carole Buettner
5:01 pm on Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Rob, I totally agree. They should have let the commuters design it. It would have been a lot more practical & I'm sure a lot less money!
Pete Kennedy
5:19 pm on Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Carole—the roof installation has begun and will cover the stairs, ramp and walkway. I added to the gallery two photos of the work as of today.
john
2:23 pm on Wednesday, October 12, 2011
I cannot believe they didn't make the train platforms the high ones like the ones at Wayne?? I thought that was the plan, to re-do all the stations and convert to high level platforms, to speed up the loadinga and unloading. INEPTA!