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SEPTA to Close Swarthmore Avenue Next Week for Railroad Crossing Improvements in Ridley Park Borough

​King of Prussia, PA – Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is planning to close Swarthmore Avenue between Rogers Street and Hancock Street in Ridley Park Borough, Delaware County, on Thursday, October 1 and Friday, October 2, for trolley track replacement, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

During the 24-hour closure, Swarthmore Avenue motorists will be detoured over MacDade Boulevard, Amosland Road and U.S. 13 (Chester Pike).

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling near the work area because backups and delays will occur. The schedule is weather dependent.

For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, visit our District 6 Traffic Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6TrafficBulletin.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com or downloading the 511PA application for iPhone and Android devices. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly and like the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/phillypenndot and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.

MEDIA CONTACT: Chelsea Lacey-Mabe, 610-205-6798

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