On Thursday, MTA and LIRR leadership were joined by elected officials and labor leaders at Covert Avenue in New Hyde Park to mark the reopening of the roadway to traffic — on schedule — after just six months. The roadway is the second of eight Long Island Rail Road grade…
MTA Capital Construction and the Long Island Rail Road want your input! Construction of the LIRR Expansion Project from Floral Park to Hicksville is well underway. As part of this Project, MTACC/LIRR have developed a series of environmental and community commitments in coordination with the Project-adjacent communities to minimize construction-related…
The LIRR Expansion Project team completed the Nassau Boulevard Bridge roll-in, its fifth successful on-time bridge installation since the beginning of June. During the weekend of October 5-6, the existing bridge was removed and the new one lifted and rolled into place. Following the “roll-in,” tracks, power, communications and other…
Residents and visitors to Murray Hill are pleased to see the progress at the Murray Hill LIRR Station as steel elevator frames rise above street level in a visible sign of the accessibility improvements underway. When operational by the end of this year, the new elevators will make travel easier…
So how much power does a new LIRR service to east midtown Manhattan need to run trains for 162,000 daily passengers? The East Side Access project is slated to build eleven facility power substations, eight traction power substations and three bulk power substations between Queens and Manhattan. These substations will…
In the final stretch of work, Long Island Rail Road crews starting today will replace two 124-year-old bridges in East Hampton. The Accabonac Road and North Main Street Bridges, separated by about 500 feet, were constructed in 1895: The North Main Street Bridge is the westernmost bridge and currently has…
Marking the fifth bridge installation since June, the LIRR Expansion Project team completed the Nassau Boulevard Bridge roll-in this past weekend. In just 55 hours, LIRR and 3TC crews successfully replaced the 108-year-old, 11’6” Nassau Boulevard Bridge in a single weekend, October 5-6. The new bridge was installed and power…
At the core of MTA LIRR’s values is safety: for employees, contractors, customers and residents who live near our construction sites. Throughout the course of the LIRR Expansion Project, safety officials have been and continue to monitor every project element to make sure construction crews and nearby residents are safe during construction.
It’s a testament to the innovative design-build method, and the MTA and LIRR’s commitment to keep the LIRR Expansion Project on time and on budget, while using the summer construction season to complete as many projects as possible. Following the grand reopening of Urban Avenue in New Cassel, Covert Avenue…
The Springfield Boulevard Bridge at Queens Village Station, nearing its 100th year, is rolling into its centenarian age with a structural facelift, bringing added safety and aesthetic upgrades to the frequently used train bridge. Of the five girders on the bridge, the two end girders beneath the platform were repaired…
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