Posted on Thu, Sep. 17, 2009
NJ Transit's board yesterday awarded the first contract for construction of the Pennsauken Transit Center, which will link two South Jersey rail lines - the Atlantic City line and the River Line.
The $40 million center will be built in two phases on vacant land on Derousse Avenue, where the Atlantic City line passes over the River Line. It is scheduled to open by late 2012.
The $2.08 million contract covers River Line elements of the project, including a 200-foot platform with a 60-foot canopy. The contract was awarded to Northeast Remsco Coast Inc. of Farmingdale, N.J., and Arora & Associates of Lawrenceville, N.J. Work is to begin this fall.
The second phase of the project will be two 300-foot-long, high-level platforms on each side of the Atlantic City line tracks. Stairs and two elevators will provide access.
The second phase also includes a 280-space parking lot, ticket vending machines, passenger communication equipment, and resurfacing, curbing, and lighting improvements to Derousse Avenue.
Contact staff writer Paul Nussbaum at 215-854-4587 or pnussbaum@phillynews.com.
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