Historic Project Will Improve Railroad Infrastructure, Eliminate Seven Street-Level Railroad Crossings, Improve Railroad Bridges, Add Third Track to Busiest LIRR Corridor The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board on Wednesday approved a design-build contract with 3rd Track Constructors (3TC), to complete the design and construction of the crucial Long Island Rail Road...
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On the weekend of October 21-22, the Long Island Rail Road replaced the 103-year-old bridge that carries the Main Line over Post Avenue in Westbury. The new bridge has a bay for the LIRR's future third track, making the project the first Main Line Expansion-related initiative to be completed since...
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In response to requests for more time to comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the LIRR Expansion Project, Governor Andrew Cuomo is extending the deadline for comments on this document to February 15, 2017, at 5 p.m. The Draft EIS comment period for this project was already longer…
Dear Friend, Greetings from the LIRR Expansion Project. Earlier this year, we issued the project’s Draft Scoping Document, whose main purpose is to identify and list what issues would be studied during the project’s environmental review. Many of you gave your suggestions about this document during a public comment period…
Dear Neighbor, When the new LIRR Expansion Project was announced this year, Governor Andrew Cuomo promised an unprecedented level of community outreach to gather your input and incorporate it into our work. We're keeping that promise. And we're doing it in two steps. LIRR President Patrick Nowakowski at a public...
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