Performing work at night and on weekends has had some positive impacts in productivity as well as on local business, without greatly impacting costs or the construction schedule.Schedule information – 21 Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority – Buses, trains, trolleys and subways.Įxit at Jefferson Station (fomerly called Market Street East Station). SEPTA has managed to retain service for the daily commuters and students with little loss of ridership. At this point in the project, it is appropriate to consider the impact of doing construction in this manner on cost, schedule, and life in the community. This required great care to avoid damaging existing structures. Some homes and businesses are close enough to the El that residents can lean out and touch the structure. This teamwork also included significant involvement of the business community and the residents along the El. The teamwork and coordination between SEPTA, the CM, the Designer, and the Contractors has been a main ingredient to the success of the project. Some of these innovations include: the use of a low restraint direct fixation track system, the reuse of the existing columns and substructure, the precasting of both deck sections and track pedestals into single units, and staging to allow 400 feet of track and superstructure to be replaced each weekend.

A discussion of the innovations in design, construction, and team management is also discussed. The paper discusses the overall project, and the methods used to manage, coordinate, and execute the work under these severe operating constraints. Construction also has included renovations to five stations along the line, including upgrading to meet ADA standards.

The old, deteriorated structure and ballasted track system have been replaced with new precast deck sections and direct fixation track supported on new steel stringers. During this period the five mile long elevated transit system has operated on all but one rush hour, providing weekday commuter service to over 100,000 residents of Northeast Philadelphia. SEPTA's Frankford Elevated Reconstruction Project, involving replacement of the superstructure and track system will be complete this spring after eight years of construction. SUCCESS UNDER FIRE-A DISCUSSION OF THE SEPTA-FRANKFORD ELEVATED RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT (FERP)

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