SEPTA's board increased contracts to four engineering firms by $6.25 million on Thursday (Jan. 22) to ensure there are ready-to-go projects when and if federal economic stimulus dollars arrive, the Philadelphia Business Journal reported.
SEPTA has identified more than $400 million in projects, many already in the design phase, that will be ready to move quickly to take advantage of such funding, Burnfield said.
Among the projects on the ready-to-go list are a $28 million renovation of the Girard and Spring Garden station on the Broad Street subway line and the renewal of the Croydon station on the R7 Trenton regional rail line, both of which are already in design. Other projects include the $14 million replacement of track at the Fern Rock shop, which would be designed by Gannet, a $5 million replacement of a roof at the Woodland stop, which would be designed by Urban Engineers and a $6.5 million bridge rehabilitation program for five bridges, which would be designed by HNTB.