During the three-hour committee hearing, spea touted the potential positive impacts that would come from connecting the Northeast and its 500,000 residents to the rest of Philadelphia.
Momentum continued to build for the proposal to connect Northeast Philadelphia and Lower Bucks County to the rest of the city and regionMore than half a dozen state and city officials, transit experts, and residents voiced their support of the 12-mile, 12-stop project, which would link Broad Street to Neshaminy Road.
The long-discussed subway proposal — which was brought to Philadelphia Mayor Rudolph Blankenburg in 1913 — has garnered new interest in recent years, and particularly afterPennsylvania doctoral student who has championed the subway, said the importance of Wednesday’s meeting, arguably the proposal’s largest stage thus far, “was one word: unity.”
A 2003 study presented to the city and SEPTA by six engineering and design firms approximated that the subway extension would cost around $3 billion, and would take 10 years to build. New details from PennDot show the agency likely plans to also consider a partially capped expressway with a subway, as well asBut even if PennDot winds up recommending the subway, the project would still have to check required regulatory boxes — which could take years — before it receives a cent of funding.
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