NJT advances Pennsauken Transit Center project
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefNew Jersey Transit’s Board of Directors Wednesday approved a “second and final phase” of construction for its Pennsauken Transit Center, establishing a transfer point between the company’s Atlantic City Line passenger rail service and its RiverLINE diesel light rail transit (DLRT) operation.
The Board authorized a $13.8 million contract with Terminal Construction Corporation of Wood-Ridge, N.J., for construction of platforms, a parking lot, drainage improvements, and customer amenities. The transit center is being built in where the ACRL crosses above River Line tracks in Pennsauken, N.J., east of Philadelphia.
NJ Transit Executive Director James Weinstein said the “new facility will enhance the interconnectivity of the overall NJ Transit system, as customers may connect from the RiverLINE in Trenton to Northeast Corridor rail service to New York and points in between.”
Phase I, under construction, currently ongoing, included construction of a 200-foot platform with 60-foot canopy to protect customers boarding RiverLINE DLRT trains. In Phase II, two 300-foot-long, high-level platforms will be built on either side of the elevated ACRL tracks, with a 100-foot canopy on each platform. Two sets of stairs will be constructed, as well as two elevators to provide access to customers with disabilities. The second phase also includes construction of a 280-space parking lot, a dedicated bus drop-off/pick-up area, drainage improvements, installation of a passenger communication system, and a restroom facility.
Construction of the overall project is expected to be completed in late 2012 and open for service in early 2013.
