PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA Board Chairman Pasquale T. Deon Sr. announced in a press release that SEPTA has received a grant from the Federal Transit Administration for $800,000 for the engineering phase for improvement projects planned for the Croydon and Levittown Stations on the Route R7 Trenton regional rail line.
“Many people worked cooperatively to win this sizable grant, especially Congressman Jim Greenwood, State Senator Joe Conti, State Senator Tommy Tomlinson, the Bucks County Commissioners, as well as the professional staff at SEPTA,” said Deon. “The engineering phase is the start of the process towards the rehabilitation of the stations and we will keep our riders updated on the progress of the projects as we move forward.”
The federal share of the grant is $640,000.00 which will be matched by state and local funding. SEPTA plans to spend about $5 million for the station rehabilitation projects.
Improvements planned for the Croydon and Levittown Stations include the installation of new shelters and signage, bus access improvements, and parking lot expansions. In addition, improvements will be made to the underground pedestrian tunnel at the Levittown Station.