PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Many roads in Center City are closed until 3 p.m. Sunday due to a heavy equipment helicopter lift operation, according to SEPTA.
As this helicopter moves equipment around Center City today there are street closures and @SEPTA detours. Stay with @KYWTraffic1060 for the latest @KYWNewsradio pic.twitter.com/5vpyc0ksU3
— Andrew Kramer (@Philly_Kramer) February 17, 2019
Here's another shot of the helicopter outside of City Hall @KYWNewsradio pic.twitter.com/k7qpydoxGn
— Andrew Kramer (@Philly_Kramer) February 17, 2019The affected areas are between Arch and Chestnut streets, from 21st Street east to Broad Street. Pedestrians will have limited access to street-level entrances and exits along the Broad Street and Market-Frankford lines, as well as trolley routes and the Regional Rail at Suburban Station.
Riders can access the Broad Street and Market-Frankford lines from the City Hall courtyard. The Center City Concourse will remain open.
Center City bus routes to detour today from 4AM-3PM due to street closures involving a helicopter lift. Street-level entrances to some stations will also be impacted and subway surface trolleys to bypass 19th St. Station during this time. https://t.co/XiHnc90Ode pic.twitter.com/BGF83uMcwI
— SEPTA_SOCIAL (@SEPTA_SOCIAL) February 17, 2019Trolley routes 10, 11, 12, 34 and 36 will bypass 19th Street in both directions. Most street-level entrances and exits for 15th Street will be closed, but the concourse is accessible at 13th and Market streets.
The Regional Rail will only be accessible on JFK Boulevard at 16th, 17th and 18th streets. Jefferson Station is not affected.
The following SEPTA buses are detoured: Routes 2, 4, 16, 17, 27, 31, 32, 33, 38, 44, 48, 124 and 125.
For more information on the detours, click here.
