SEPTA to Hold Public KOP Rail Project Meeting

SEPTA will hold a public scoping meeting and an open house to discuss the King of Prussia Rail Project later this afternoon at the Radisson Hotel at the Valley Forge Casino.

According to a SEPTA press release, representatives from SEPTA and the King of Prussia Rail consultant team will be on hand to discuss the project.

The project will evaluate alternatives to provide increased transit service to the King of Prussia area.  The meeting is part of a formal scoping process that began last month with the publication of the Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register to receive input on the King of Prussia Rail Project.

From the NOI:

"The purpose of the proposed project is to provide faster, more reliable public transit service that offers improved transit connections to the King of Prussia/Valley Forge area from communities along the existing Norristown High Speed Line ... The project need stems from deficiencies of current transit services in terms of long travel times, delays due to roadway congestion, required transfers leading to two or more seat trips and destinations underserved, or not currently served, by public transit."

The open house will run from 4 to 8 p.m. in the South Ballroom at 1160 First Avenue, King of Prussia, with a presentation slated for 6 p.m. 

For more information about the project, visit www.kingofprussiarail.com.