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SEPTA bus gets stuck in fresh concrete outside of Termini Bros. Bakery
Inquirer.com • • business
Key Points:
- A Route 47 bus in South Philadelphia drove through wet concrete on South Eighth Street just two minutes after city crews poured it, after two passengers got off to move street barricades so the bus could pass.
- The incident occurred outside Termini Brothers Bakery, where the owners had been coordinating with the city for over a year to fix a pothole-turned-sinkhole that had been swallowing traffic cones.
- SEPTA had a detour in place and posted notices for the road maintenance, but the bus driver still ended up stuck; the bus was towed within 45 minutes and sustained only minor damage.
- SEPTA is conducting an internal review to understand why the bus entered the closed area despite the detour and plans to improve procedures to prevent similar incidents.
- Termini Brothers Bakery owner Joey Termini expressed sympathy for the bus driver and embraced the situation with humor, even handing out cannolis to city workers repairing the road the next day.
