Official construction to create the new multi-use path connecting the Exton Train Station to the Chester Valley Trail, located along Route 100 in West Whiteland Township, is well underway!
The new asphalt path will accommodate both pedestrian and bicycle traffic and allow a safe passageway for pedestrians to get from the Exton Train Station (on Walkertown Road) to the entrance of the Chester Valley Trail on Commerce Drive (Main Street at Exton).
The project will be completed in two phases, with the first phase connecting Exton Train Station to Bartlett Avenue, and the second phase connecting Bartlett Avenue to the Chester Valley Trail.
this is just awesome – as a long time Septa commuter, I often thought that pedestrian – friendly access to the Exton station was a huge deficit. Seeing this project go forward makes me happy
and relieved. Walkers and bicyclers and visitors without local familiarity have long needed a more navigable and safe way around that busy and scary intersection at 30 and 100, with all of its on-ramps, off ramps and multiple lanes of traffic. Getting to and from the safety and services of Main St Exton is long overdue, especially with all the new housing there and also elsewhere in Exton. This also expands auxiliary parking for the Septa and Amtrak users – probably not intended but also needed.
I am retired now but as a daily Exton – Philly commuter, I’m happy to see this amenity for the next generation of train travelers. Smart stuff!