FY 2012 Capital Budget and FY 2012-2023 Capital Program - Septa

INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY RENEWAL PROGRAM
Power Systems
• Replacement of DC traction power feeder cables at several locations supporting
the Broad Street, Market-Frankford and Trolley Lines.
• Replacement of AC cables between Ellen Substation and several Market-
Frankford Line stations.
• Improvements to City and Suburban Transit substations including replacement of
high speed trip devices and breakers at several substations.
• Replacement of old copper telephone lines with fiber optic cable at 69 th Street,
Ellen and Letterly Substations.
• Upgrading of the remote terminal unit modems at Sansom Substation.
• Replacement of trolley wire on Trolley Route 13 along Chester Avenue between
50 th and 60 th Streets, and on Kingsessing Avenue between 60 th and 63 rd Streets.
Trolley wire will also be replaced at Elmwood Yard, 40 th Street Portal and
trackless trolley turnarounds. Trolley wire protection boards will be replaced
under sections of the Market Frankford Line elevated structure for trackless
trolley routes.
Catenary Replacement Doylestown Line
• Improvements to the power system for the Market-Frankford Line at Bridge Street
and 5th Street Track Crossovers to allow for remote control operation from SEPTA’s control center.
• Renewal of manholes at locations to be determined concurrently with the City of Philadelphia street reconstruction projects.
• Replacement of a section of duct bank and existing AC cable on the east side of Broad Street in the vicinity of Kerbaugh Street.
• Rehabilitation of regional rail catenary structures on the 9 th Street Viaduct section of the Regional Rail Main Line North.
Maintenance/Support Facilities
• Replace septic tank with a sewage ejection system at the Jenkintown Track Building.
• Replacement of the drop table at Wayne Junction Car Shop.
• Broad Street Line vent well improvements at twenty locations.
• Rehabilitation of tunnel columns for the subway portion of the City Transit Division Trolley Lines.
• Replace deck waterproofing on Chew Street Bridge on the Chestnut Hill East Regional Rail Line.
• Overhaul of the Shunk Pump Room on the Broad Street Line.
• Tunnel lighting improvements on the Broad Street Line.
• Improvements to bus and rail vehicle maintenance shops including shop lighting, vehicle lifts,
a paint booth and a fall arrest system.
• Rehabilitation of Suburban Station Crew Quarters.
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