Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the start of major construction of the Moynihan Train Hall, a world-class transportation hub for the 21st century. The Farley Building redevelopment into the Moynihan Train Hall will create a new 255,000-square-foot Train Hall for Long Island Rail Road and Amtrak passengers and increase total…
The Long Island Rail Road’s $23.9 million rehabilitation of the Wantagh train station is on schedule, officials said. Aaron Donovan, a spokesman for the LIRR, said that the second phase of the project is set to begin in the fall. The entire renovation, which began last spring, is still slated…
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a historic $5.6 billion transformation of the Long Island Rail Road to strengthen the region’s transportation infrastructure and usher in a new era of economic growth. After 70 years of stagnation, all 100 transformative LIRR capital projects are moving forward, including the Main Line…
Construction of a new electrical substation at the Port Washington Long Island Rail Road station has begun. The project, which is part of the LIRR’s work to replace and rebuild substations to ensure the power systems remain in good repair, is slated to be complete in May 2018, with the…
Board Approval Advances Major Project to Expand and Improve LIRR; Project Will Add Third Track to Bottlenecked Main Line & Eliminate 7 Street-Level Train Crossings – Adding Trains, Reducing Delays & Crowding, Reducing Traffic Jams, Improving Safety, and Decreasing Noise and Air Pollution The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board voted…
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Expansion Project took center stage during last week’s Chamber of Commerce Meeting, as representatives from the LIRR and MTA explained the plan to add a third track to the main line as well as how the project would specifically affect Mineola.
Study Confirms Project Will Improve Service, Reliability and Safety for LIRR Customers by Adding Track Capacity To Main Line Project Will Eliminate all Street-Level Train Crossings in Project Corridor; Reducing Traffic Jams, Improving Safety, and Decreasing Noise and Air Pollution The Final Environmental Statement and New Renderings of the Project…
Chris DiLollo, 33, grew up in Locust Valley, N.Y. His wife, Tara, 31, attended Locust Valley High School. They shopped for houses on the North Shore of Long Island, from Glen Head to Huntington, but when they decided to start a family, Locust Valley’s stellar school district and quiet streets…
Local Businesses Signed Up to Learn How to Work on Transformational Project to Modernize the LIRR; Proposed Project Would Add 3rd Track to LIRR Main Line, Eliminate 7 Grade Crossings, Enhance Stations, and Add Parking and Sound Barrier Walls The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced today that more than…
LIRR customers talk about their commutes, and how adding a 3rd track to the bottlenecked, 2-track Main Line would help them every single day.
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