SEPTA Frankford Transportation Center Philadelphia, PA

Service: Program Management/Construction Management Client: SEPTA Project Value: $125 million

The Frankford Transportation Center (FTC) replaces the existing Bridge-Pratt Terminal with a modern intermodal transportation facility that dramatically improves the transfer of passengers between rail, bus and automobile. The Terminal is the northern terminus of the Market-Frankford Subway Elevated Line (MFSE) that serves approximately 50,000 passengers daily. It is one of the most important locations on the entire SEPTA system in terms of generating revenue and processing passengers. The terminal is also a focal point for the local community and the construction of the FTC served as a catalyst for the redevelopment of the area.

The modernization was accomplished under six separate projects beginning in 1998 and ending in 2004. A SEPTA revenue operation was maintained throughout the construction. The challenges of this project involve the careful integration of the various projects necessary to execute the construction as efficiently as possible and maintain SEPTA revenue and non-revenue operations at the Bridge-Pratt Terminal. Equally important is the coordination of construction with other MFSE projects to ensure efficient completion of all Blue-Line projects with minimal interruptions to revenue operations.