How a Sharp Reduction in SEPTA Service Could Delay Traffic
Traffic delays could increase by as much as 40% on some highways and an additional 275,000 cars could clog the region’s roads each day if SEPTA’s plans to drastically reduce service become reality, according to an analysis by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Service cuts, including eliminating 55 bus routes and five Regional Rail lines, could occur in two phases beginning in the fall if additional state aid does not get enacted.
Highway segments
with estimated
travel delays
Doylestown
I-295 / I-95
southbound
476
SEPTA Regional
Rail lines that may
be eliminated
Lansdale
30% increase
in delays
Yardley
Trenton
295
I-476 southbound
Delays are based on morning
peak commuting hours
Avg. speed drops
from 37.1 mph to
32.5 mph
Horsham
BUCKS
COUNTY
Levittown
276
Route 202
eastbound
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY
Norristown
40% increase
in delays
King of
Prussia
Jenkintown
Conshohocken
76
202
95
PHILA.
Exton
Wayne
Mount
Holly
76
I-95 southbound
18% increase
in delays;
6.5 mph slower
I-76 eastbound
Downingtown
Cherry
Hill
20% increase
in delays;
7 mph slower
CHESTER
COUNTY
Camden
Marlton
DELAWARE
COUNTY
95
I-95 northhbound
Kennett Square
MILES
10% increase
in delays
Chester
0
5
Source: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
John Duchneskie / Staff Artist
How a Sharp Reduction in SEPTA
Service Could Delay Traffic
Traffic delays could increase by as much as 40% on some highways and an additional 275,000 cars could clog the region’s roads each day if SEPTA’s plans to drastically reduce service become reality, according to an analysis by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Service cuts, including eliminating 55 bus routes and five Regional Rail lines, could occur in two phases beginning in the fall if additional state aid does not get enacted.
Highway segments with estimated travel delays
SEPTA Regional Rail lines that may be eliminated
Delays are based on morning peak commuting hours
Doylestown
BUCKS
COUNTY
476
6
Lansdale
Yardley
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY
Horsham
295
276
Norristown
3
2
Conshohocken
5
202
PHILA.
Wayne
1
76
95
CHESTER
COUNTY
Cherry Hill
Springfield
Camden
DELAWARE
COUNTY
95
Chester
4
MILES
0
5
Route 202 eastbound: 40% increase in delays
1
I-76 eastbound: 20% increase in delays; 7 mph slower
2
I-476 southbound: Average speed drops from 37.1 mph to 32.5 mph
3
I-95 northbound: 10% increase in delays
4
I-95 southbound: 18% increase in delays; 6.5 mph slower
5
I-295/I-95 southbound: 30% increase in delays
6
Source: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
John Duchneskie / Staff Artist
