SEPTA’s L, or Market-Frankford Line, will be skipping 11th Street Station for about a year, beginning early next month.

Trains will begin bypassing the Center City stop on Saturday, Sept. 5, and it will remain closed through Aug. 30, 2027, according to the transit authority. Crews will be building a pair of elevators and making other station improvements as part of a $44 million project, officials said.

More than 9,400 riders utilize 11th Street on an average weekday. They will be directed to get on and off at 8th or 13th streets stations. The underground concourse connecting 11th and 13th will be closed while construction is ongoing.

Shuttering the station completely is expected to shorten the project’s timeline by at least 10 months and save as much as $3 million, compared to keeping it open, authority representatives said.

Once complete, the station will be fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, with elevators to the eastbound and westbound platforms, according to SEPTA.

“We are excited to begin this work that will result in a better experience for riders of any ability who use this station,” Scott Sauer, the authority’s general manager, said in a statement. “We have made great strides in recent years to bring SEPTA closer to our commitment to make the system accessible to all.”

SEPTA’s capital budget dedicates more than $1 billion over the next 12 years toward ADA improvements at stations in the Metro and Regional Rail system, officials noted.

Other than 11th Street, 34th Street and Spring Garden stations are the only L stops that remain unaccessible, though there are plans to construct elevators at both. The 15th Street stop is accessible between the platform and street levels, but riders with disabilities cannot reach all connecting services at SEPTA’s City Hall concourse.

While 11th Street is shut down, workers will also add new lighting, a new cashier booth, fresh tiles and redesigned signage, authority representatives said. The project also incorporates structural and waterproofing repairs.

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