New York, NY – April 26, 2018 – North Hempstead and Southampton, New York are among 144 communities selected for Brownfields Environmental Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup grants. The two grants totaling $565,000 will provide the communities with funding to assess, clean up, and redevelop underutilized properties while protecting public health and…
The train station on Railroad Avenue, which shelters Long Island Rail Road passengers, is currently undergoing renovations. According to Aaron Donovan, deputy communications director for the LIRR, construction officially began on March 19, and the work is expected to be completed by March 2019.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the Long Island Rail Road Double Track has reached a major milestone and the final five miles of…
Work to install the first of two new platforms at Stewart Manor will begin January 16, 2018. To fully replace both platforms, the work will be completed in four consecutive phases. Customers will be able to board and disembark trains in both directions at all times for the duration of all phases of the project, as crews will work on one half of one platform at a time.
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…
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…
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 Expansion Project’ Eliminates Congested Bottleneck in Center of Entire LIRR System Trains Servicing Branches Throughout Long Island Are Impacted by Delays in Proposed Project Corridor New Video Shows Customers Describing Their LIRR Experiences and How 3rd Track Can Help The proposed Long Island Rail Road Expansion Project, which…
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