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…
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 LIRR Expansion Project proves big change is possible. Now, revealed in a telling case study by Long Island’s Rauch Foundation, the story explores the successful approach to winning over communities and the power of leadership and determination in bringing to fruition a mega-project that was widely considered impossible.
Keeping the community informed is as essential as moving bridges. On September 18, the LIRR Expansion Project Team met with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jennifer Morrison and the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park UFSD for a project coordination meeting. The Expansion Project team joined school leadership and staff at the…
The Long Island Rail Road wants to remind customers about train service interruptions due to continued work this weekend, Sept. 28-29, and next weekend, Oct. 5-6, to rebuild the complex of switches at Mineola. As a result, train service will be suspended between New Hyde Park and Hicksville on Saturday,…
On September 19th, the LIRR Expansion Project Team attended the Village of New Hyde Park September board meeting to address traffic inquiries regarding Covert Avenue detours and the reopening of the new Covert Avenue underpass; the team also provided attendees with an overview of upcoming construction work in the Village,…
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