MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) this spring will enter the final phases of its $387.2 million double-track project. Starting today and through May 18, LIRR crews will work around-the-clock to connect new track to the existing second track west of the station in Central Islip, New York. Workers also…
Crews will work April 28-29 on the Double Track Project on the Ronkonkoma Branch, in addition to performing PTC tests on the Port Washington Branch. Work will also be done on a rail replacement project along the Atlantic Branch. The planned work will require changes to train schedules, which are…
Long Island is in the midst of historic change. For years, as other regions invested in areas like quality, affordable rental housing, mixed-use development, and public transit, LI was content with the status quo.
We sat silent as we watched droves of young people — educated in our outstanding public schools at significant expense — leave home and help create economic growth in other regions of our country.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the Long Island Rail Road Double Track has reached a major milestone and the final five miles of…
The final five miles of rail in the LIRR’s Double Track project between Farmingdale and Ronkonkoma will be completed this month, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Friday. The new track will be 13 miles long and runs parallel to an existing 18-mile-long track, he said. The addition of the second…
The Long Island Rail Road will continue its aggressive effort to advance the Double Track Project in Suffolk County the weekend of Saturday, November 18 and Sunday, November 19. This work, which is set to include the beginnings of new platform constructions at Wyandanch and Pinelawn stations, a crossing renewal…
A $5.6 billion transformation of the Long Island Rail Road is underway, the biggest slate of investments the railroad has received in decades. All told, the money will fund 100 LIRR capital projects and radically upgrade the customer experience of the nation’s second largest commuter railroad. By the time all…
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…