SEPTA officials confirmed to LevittownNow.com on Tuesday that they will be holding a press conference May 16 at the Levittown Train Station in Tullytown to unveil the planned work to be done at the regional rail station.
SEPTA officials will release details of the presser early next week, said Jerri Williams, director of media relations for SEPTA.
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In December, SEPTA Deputy General Manager Jeffrey Knueppel said the design phase for the proposed new Levittown station, which serves over 500 passengers a day, was nearing completion. Official documents provided by SEPTA outlined a $26.7 million project that includes full ADA accessibility, high-level platforms, elevators and a parking lot expansion. There has previously been talk of a pedestrian bridge and covered waiting areas on both sides of the tracks.
State Rep John Galloway, who will be at the station for the announcement, worked on getting funds for the dilapidated station estimated $11 million that comes out of the $2.3 billion dollar transportation bill signed by Governor Tom Corbett last November would go towards the work to be done.
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“I made three promises eight years ago when I was first elected state representative. First was to get the Levittown Shopping center rebuilt, second was to get the worst and most dangerous stretch of highway known as Rt 13 funded and fixed. Third was to rebuild the Levittown Train Station. I am happy to report I have kept my promise” Galloway said.
Galloway told the SEPTA Blog last year that revitalizing the station is a key element for the rejuvenation of that part of Lower Bucks County.
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“I’m very happy that things are finally moving forward there, Jeff. [It] should be a big asset tot he Lower Bucks businesses as well as a better environment for the many Lower Bucks folks who work in Philly, New York and Trenton every day,” Tullytown Mayor David Cutchineal.
