Elwyn to Wawa

Restoration of commuter service rail line

Location

Middletown, PA

Owner

SEPTA

Services Provided

Water Resources, Structural Engineering, Survey

This project involved multiple upgrades at Newark Penn Station.

As part of the design team, Malick & Scherer, P.C. provided:

Design Criteria information relevant to site and roadway design
Two (2) conceptual design alternatives for site and roadway improvements
High level plans of the preferred alternative for site and roadway improvements
An initial cost estimate based on the selected conceptual design

Location

Middletown, PA

Owner

SEPTA

Services Provided

Water Resources, Structural Engineering, Survey

Restoring service to the Elwyn to Wawa commuter service regional rail line began in 2010 and involved upgrading existing track and stations as well as design and construction of new facilities. As part of the redesign of the 3.5 mile corridor, Malick & Scherer, P.C. was responsible for extensive Water Resource and Site/Civil design tasks, as well as Structural Design Support and Survey.

Water Resources Tasks:

Hydrological and hydraulic analysis of a mile of Chester Creek
- Including 2 transit and 2 highway bridge structures
Bridge scour analysis

Structural Engineering Tasks:

Design of culvert headwalls and wingwalls
Structural design of 9 retaining walls to stabilize embankments
- including soldier pile, tie-back, proprietary reinforced earth, and conventional cast-in-place concrete wall systems