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News
September 2009
Friday, September 4th, 2009
- El Dorado catches on fire
-At the Montgomery Mall, Frontier's 4572 caught on fire while starting to head back to the Frontier district. The rear of the bus was burnt to a crisp! Stay tuned for details on whether or not 4572 will be brought back to life and to service. ( Neo3488)
Monday, September 21st, 2009
- Frankford Elevated is starting to crumble
-Due to an engineering flaw, pieces of concrete has been crumbling from the Frankford El since 1997. It was supposed last for 75 years since its completion in the year 2000. SEPTA has filed a lawsuit with Parsons Brinckerhoff and Sverdrup, which is now part of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., for the cost to repair the damage. The cost: $20 million dollars or more! SEPTA is now working with Wiss Janney Elstner Associates Inc. to find a permanent solution to the problem, as they put up mesh below the structure to keep concrete from falling on the traffic below.
More details in the Philadelphia Inquirer: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/20090918_Frankford_El_with_potential_to_crumble_needs_repairs.html ( Neo3488)
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