Riders received a sneak peek of a major renovation project at SEPTA’s 15th Street Station.
Members of SEPTA’s design team greeted commuters at the station Wednesday morning, giving them handouts and displays showing the new renderings of the upcoming 15th Street Station Accessibility Project.
The project, made possible by Pennsylvania’s new transportation funding law, will completely renovate the station in December, 2015.
“Once completed, the station will be more user-friendly, accessible to all users, safer, easier to maintain, and in compliance with all applicable codes,” said SEPTA Deputy General Manager Jeffery D. Knueppel.
The new 15th Street Station will feature the following:
- Full access for riders with disabilities through new elevators and ramps to all levels of the station complex
- New and wider ramped corridors connecting the station to the Broad Street Line
- Improved passenger flow with new and reconfigured fare lines outfitted with new technology for the SEPTA Key Program
- New stairs and railings
- More open area on the 15th Street Mezzanine and station platforms
- Updated station interiors and systems
