Thank you to New York State Senator Anna Kaplan and New Hyde Park Mayor Montreuil for joining the project team at the Lakeville Estates Civic Association meeting and helping to spread the word about the upcoming traffic detour at New Hyde Park Road. Following the successful completion of grade crossing…
The oldest house in Northport, Long Island, a North Shore town known for shipbuilding, was built in 1761, and the first rail station was built in the village a little over one hundred years later as part of the eastward expansion of rail service to Port Jefferson. Last year Northport…
Leave something on your train? We can help! In October, the LIRR unveiled its new, bigger and brighter Lost and Found Office at Penn Station. The new facility is focused on functionality and customer experience, in keeping with the more spacious and light-focused design of the new Penn Station. The…
Look what’s been making its way around the project corridor: it’s our very own street sweeper! Aimed at cleaning streets from dust and debris caused by construction on the LIRR Expansion Project, the branded AModernLI street sweeper is making its rounds through the project-adjacent communities to keep streets clear of…
As the LIRR Expansion Project Team continues on schedule after a spectacular 2019, LIRR crews will install new switches at Nassau interlocking January 18-19, February 1-2, and February 8-9. This work will cause some service changes on these weekend Saturdays only. Keep reading for service details below. This Saturday, 1/18,…
William Miller, left, joins local MWBEs at the LIRR Expansion Project’s Community Information Center to discuss the project. We spend a lot of time on AModernLI announcing and discussing the transformational projects and innovative construction techniques that are modernizing Long Island’s transportation system, but what about the exceptional people who…
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As part of the LIRR Expansion Project, the MTA developed the Design-Builder Incentive Program to assess Design-Build Contractor 3rd Track Constructors’ (3TC) adherence to community and environmental commitments. 3TC is eligible to earn an incentive of up to $250,000 each quarter by meeting or exceeding these commitments: when the commitments…
The Fox 5 NY news team visited several LIRR Expansion Project elements, including Merillon Avenue and New Hyde Park Road Grade, where the grade crossing will be elimminated this year. Fox 5 NY reporter Jodi Goldberg interviewed Tom McGuiness, deputy project director on LIRR Expansion. She reported on the tremendous…
With an aggressive 2019 in the books, the LIRR Expansion Project is full steam ahead for an ambitious 2020. In just one year, we constructed and installed three new bridges, eliminated two grade crossings, and installed 18,000 linear feet or 3.4 miles of sound and retaining walls. And we’re not…
As the LIRR Expansion Project Team continues on schedule after a spectacular 2019, LIRR crews will install new switches at Nassau interlocking this weekend, January 11-12, and again January 18-19, February 1-2, and February 8-9. This work will cause some service changes on these weekend Saturdays only. Keep reading for…
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