The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) hosted a groundbreaking event for improvements to the Mount Joy station on Amtrak’s Keystone Corridor, the latest in a series of investments to improve service on the 167 km line.
The USD 25 million project will replace low-level platforms with covered, elevated ones that will make boarding trains easier, improve access with the addition of elevators and enclosed stair towers, and a pedestrian overpass between the east and westbound platforms. Work also includes adding 42 parking spaces and improving a total of 112 parking spaces and slope stabilization. In addition, the new station will meet the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
The new phase of the Mount Joy station improvements, expected to take three years to complete, complements Phase 1, which added streetscaping, 69 parking spaces and a covered walkway between the parking lot and station. Phase 1 was completed in 2012.
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