Traffic & Transit

Hatboro SEPTA Station Overnight Work This Weekend; Noise Expected

Residents who live near the Hatboro SEPTA station may hear overnight noise connected to work at the train station this Friday and Saturday.

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HATBORO, PA — Late night disruption will be coming to the Hatboro community this weekend when workers tackle a project on the SEPTA train station that serves the Hatboro and Warminster communities.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority announced that work is scheduled at the Hatboro train station from 10 p.m. Aug. 20 through 6 a.m. Aug. 21, and then again from 10 p.m. Aug. 21 through 6 a.m. Aug. 22.

The station will have track outages during those overnight hours on both Friday and Saturday so contractors can perform work related to a project to reconstruct and relocate the Hatboro substation, which services the Warminster Regional Rail Line, according to SEPTA.

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During the overnight work, crews will likely be noisy, so neighbors are warned to expect loud sounds, lighting and other construction activities during those times of the night.

SEPTA says the goal of the $5.1 million public improvement project is to replace the major power components of the 80-plus-year-old substation and ensure power reliability for trains serving the entire rail line.

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During the upcoming overnight work, crews will be mostly working within the footprint of the substation, so residents near that area can expect the sights and sounds of construction activity.

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