SEPTA's board authorized spending up to $200 million to buy about 70 pieces of property and obtain easements for construction and operation of the 4-mile rail spur, an extension of the existing Norristown High Speed Line.
On Thursday the agency’s board authorized spending up to $200 million to buy about 70 pieces of property and obtain easements for construction and operation of the“Unfortunately there was no magic route that would not require any real estate to be acquired in the dense King of Prussia area,” Hooven said.
The real estate includes a mix of residential, industrial and commercial properties, though planners worked hard to minimize the number of homes affected, officials said. Among the targeted properties: An Upper Merion Fire Co. firehouse, home to the King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company, and an adjacent Sept. 11 memorial.
The rails would be 90% elevated, so in many cases SEPTA would only need to acquire small pieces of a property for the supports. It also must secure air rights above the rail line, including from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Authority for permission to build two spans over I-276, Hooven said.Temporary easements, or access to an owner’s property, also will be required to stage construction equipment and material, such as cranes and steel beams, while the line and its five stations are being built.
SEPTA’s goal is to have everything acquired by the end of 2024, so construction could begin as early as 2025.
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