How to get around the roads and rails in Delco

SEPTA announced Friday that it has received a

$1.5 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration Low- or No-Emission Program to purchase

10 new electric buses, which will operate out of the Midvale Bus Depot as part of a pilot program to evaluate how battery-electric buses fare in the diverse service territory, according to a release.

SEPTA and bus manufacturer New Flyer of America partnered on the application. The $1.5 million grant represents the difference in price between diesel-electric hybrid buses and battery-electric buses. SEPTA had previously been awarded “Low-No” funding to buy 25 battery-electric buses, which are currently in production and testing.

Deploying the 10 New Flyer Buses will allow the authority to compare and contrast different batteryelectric bus technologies, according to the release. More than half of SEPTA’s current bus fleet is already made up of diesel-electric hybrids. By 2021, hybrids will comprise approximately 95 percent of SEPTA’s bus fleet of approximately 1,400 vehicles, according to the release.

“This year, SEPTA published its second generation Energy Action Plan, which extends SEPTA’s commitment to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions,” said SEPTA General Manager Jeffrey D. Knueppel. “With the addition of these buses, SEPTA is proud to continue to be an industry leader in advancing cutting-edge technology that furthers our commitment to sustainability.”

Lane restrictions

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is restricting lanes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on several state highways in Delaware County this week for tree trimming operations.

The work schedule is: • Monday, August 27 and Tuesday, August 28, on Baltimore Avenue between Burmont Road and Jackson Street in Clifton Heights and Lansdowne;

• Wednesday, August

29, on State Road between Old Mill Drive and Old State Road in Upper Providence; and

• Thursday, August

30 and Friday, August

31, on Bethel Road between Chichester Avenue and Foulk Road in Upper Chichester and Bethel.

Also going on

The following projects are also scheduled to take place this week around the county.

Brookhaven

• Edgmont Avenue, right lane closure between Upland Road and Maple Avenue, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug.

26 through Aug. 31 for utility improvements.

Haverford

• Eagle Road lane restrictions between St. Denis Lane and Earlington Road, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug.

27 for gas main installation.

• Ellis Road/Ardmore Avenue, overnight lane restrictions between Lawrence Road and County Line Road, 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Aug. 26 through Aug. 30 for milling and paving.

• Coopertown Road, overnight lane restrictions between Darby Road and College Avenue, 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Aug. 26 through Aug.

30 for milling and paving.

• Steel Road, overnight lane restrictions between Burmont Road and Drexel Avenue, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Aug. 26 through Aug. 30 for milling and paving. • Old West Chester Pike, overnight lane restrictions from south of Hilltop Road to West Chester Pike, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Aug. 26 through Aug. 30 for milling and paving.

• College Avenue, Lane restrictions with flagging between Walton Road and Haverford Road, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 26 through Aug.

31, for trench restoration.

Middletown, Aston and Chester Heights

• Lenni Road, closures between Pennell Road and Llewellyn Road, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 27 through Aug. 31 for water main installation. Lenni Road motorists will be detoured over Pennell Road, Baltimore Pike, Valleybrook Road and Llewellyn Road.

Middletown

• Baltimore Pike, lane restrictions between Wawa Road and Station Road, 9 a.m. to noon and 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. Aug. 27 through Sept. 7 for utility installation.

Radnor

• Wayne Avenue, overnight lane restrictions between Lancaster Avenue and Conestoga Road, 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Aug. 26 through Aug. 30 for milling and paving.

• Gulph Creek Road, Monday, lane restrictions with flagging between County Line Road and King of Prussia Road, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 26 through Aug.

31 for roadway repair.

• Newtown Road, lane restrictions with flagging between Conestoga Road and Darby Paoli Road, 8 a.m. to

3 p.m. Aug. 26 through Aug.

30 for street patching.