Trolley Gate Fiasco Began With SEPTA Ignoring PennDOT

The trolley gates placed at intersections with four highways in Springfield, Delaware County, Pa. were done so by SEPTA despite PennDOT’s recommendation against it, according to State Rep. Bill Adolph (R-165).

The expensive gates are now being removed after snarling traffic for a year.

Trolley Gate Fiasco Began With SEPTA Ignoring PennDOT

Trolley Gate Fiasco Began With SEPTA Ignoring PennDOT

SEPTA Gates Are Gone

The traffic gates that have been tormenting motorists for a year were removed Aug. 26 from SEPTA’s Springfield Road Trolley Stop in Springfield, Pa. Thank State Rep. Bill Adolph (R-165) who promised to get them removed and then followed through. It should be noted that stops remaining on opposites of the busy road so commuters will have to cross it either coming or going, which is something that wasn’t the case for about eight decades.

SEPTA To Remove Gates

SEPTA will remove the gates at the trolley stops in Springfield Township starting with the Springfield Road station where they have been causing traffic snarls for a year albeit things have gotten better in recent months,  thank you State Rep. Bill Adolph.

Plans also call for the removal of gates at Scenic Road and Saxer and Leamy avenues.

Spend thousands to put them up and spend thousands to take them down. Measure once cut twice could be the motto of any organization affiliated with government in this area.

Will the signal timing change at Springfield Road? I doubt they will be having trolleys once again make all stops on the northern side of the busy highway something that allowed the vast majority of commuters to avoid crossing it.