Township of Middletown v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

The Township of Middletown (Township) appeals from an order of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) requiring it to pay for the costs and expenses associated with the maintenance, repair and inspection of Indian Lane Bridge prior to its removal and for the costs and expenses associated with the removal of that bridge.

This case involves the rail-highway bridge crossing at Indian Lane over and above the grade of the tracks owned and operated by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The bridge is…