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60335 | City Hall / 15th Street Stations (Center City Philadelphia, SEPTA)

Rehabilitation of City Hall Station on the Broad Street Line and 15th Street Station on the Market-Frankford Line to make the stations fully ADA accessible; bring the stations to a state of good repair; improve customer use, safety and security; and reduce heavy maintenance costs. Specifically, the project will:
1) Provide full access for riders with disabilities through fourteen new elevators and ramps to all levels of both stations, new and wider ramped corridors connecting the stations, and new accessible fare line gates;
2) Improve passenger flow with new and reconfigured fare lines outfitted for the new SEPTA Key program, new and wider stairs and railings, and more open areas in the15th Street Mezzanine and on the platforms;
3) Update station interiors and systems including new architectural finishes, new signs, Art-in-Transit, new seating and other amenities, new lighting and public address systems, new updated fire alarm system, closed-circuit TV and security systems; and,
4) Provide structural repairs and upgrades, mechanical and natural ventilation and improvements to prevent/intercept water infiltration and inflow, new fire suppression systems and new employee restrooms.
The City Hall / 15th Street Stations project has been divided into the following phases:
- Dilworth Park Phase (complete): Included work to prepare for the park’s construction by the Center City District (CCD); construction of the new station entrance outside the west portal of City Hall; and five new elevators connecting street level to the rebuilt fare lines and 15th Street Station and the eastbound trolley platform.
- 15th Street Station (complete): Five new elevators for 15th Street Station connecting street level to MFL and trolley platforms and overall interior renovations and upgrades to station finishes, platforms, lighting, fare lines, security system and accessibility improvements.
- Interlocking Reconfiguration: Modification of the interlocking at Fairmount to allow for track outages necessary for City Hall underpinning and station construction.
- Inter-Station Connections and City Hall Station structural work (underpinnings): New and widened corridors with ramps, improved ventilation structures, platform wall openings, and new elevator shaftways from the City Hall Station mezzanines to the platforms.
- City Hall Station: Upgrades within City Hall Station including fitting out the elevator shaftways with elevators to complete ADA compliance and new or renovated platforms, stairs, lighting and amenities.
The total project cost is $189.04M (Prior year funds - FY 2031).

Limits: City Hall / 15th Street Station in Philadelphia
Air Quality Code: M8

FY2025 TIP for PA Program Years (in Thousands)

PhaseFundFY25FY26FY27FY28FY29-36
ERCLOC$260$258$387$484$1984
ERC1514$7791$7742$11613$14516$59544
Program Year Totals:$8,051$8,000$12,000$15,000 
Total FY25-FY28 Cost:$43,051Total FY25-FY36 Cost:$104,579 
All costs in thousands.

No milestones are available for this project.