Amtrak has agreed to contribute $16 million to a project to renovate its station in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
The work will include making the facility comply with standards of the Americans With Disabilities Act and otherwise bringing it up to a state of good repair.
The project include plans to replace the boarding platform, with an 8-inch above-top-of-rail island platform with a platform snow-melt system.
Other work included a new heating and air conditioning system for the station, and a new interior elevator, stairway, and storage area.
The existing baggage tunnel will be filled in and new concrete will be poured in the existing passenger tunnel, which also will see its lighting system repaired.
The tracks at the platform will be re-profiled on both sides of the boarding platform.
Work is expected to begin in October 2022. Once completed, the Johnstown station will also serve local public transit bus service.
Other funding for the project included a $24.45 million U.S. Department of Transportation RAISE grant which is being used to fund improvements to the CamTran Downtown Bus Intermodal Transportation Center and restore the historic Johnstown Inclined Plane system.
Johnstown is served by Amtrak’s New York-Pittsburgh Pennsylvanian.
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