SEPTA settles Levittown station dispute

SEPTA and Tullytown have made peace about a month after the transit agency sued the borough in a dispute over construction at the Levittown train station.

The two reached a settlement April 7 regarding construction at the Levittown train station in which SEPTA agreed to pay the borough $34,031 in professional fees and accepted full responsibility and liability for the new station. In return, the borough won't claim any authority over SEPTA's construction plans for the station.

"The borough is pleased the lawsuit is settled and it will no longer have responsibility for this project," said Michael Sellers, the borough solicitor.

In a March federal court filing SEPTA asked the court to bar Tullytown from claiming authority at the construction site. It also argued the borough had piled up $250,000 in fees against SEPTA that was slowing construction.

Tullytown officials had said they were concerned with safety and planning at the site. They had requested adjustments to SEPTA's renovation, which began in November. The construction is part of a three-year project to upgrade six stations on SEPTA's Regional Rail.