With Safety Week behind us, it’s a good time to reflect on how MTA Construction & Development and the LIRR is working to make the future safer not only for Long Island. Representatives from Milwaukee Tools conduct a session for 3TC workers on power tool safety. During Safety Week –…
Automobiles and trains have been sharing roadway space in New Hyde Park since the dawn of mass motoring. That will come to an end on Saturday, October 24th as MTA Construction & Development eliminates the last of three crossings on the Main Line at S. 12th Street in New Hyde…
With four of eight railroad crossings eliminated and six of seven bridges replaced or upgraded, among other accomplishments, MTA Construction & Development has reached the half way point for construction of the LIRR Expansion Project, ahead of schedule and under budget. The project, one of the largest transportation infrastructure projects…
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, LIRR President Phil Eng, and MTA C&D President Janno Lieber walk through the underpass (Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) In yet another milestone to improve the quality of life along the LIRR Main Line, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, MTA Construction &…
MTA Construction & Development’s LIRR Expansion Project will undoubtedly make riding the rails better by reducing train delays and enabling true bi-directional service during peak hours with a more reliable rail network. But all these upgrades and new infrastructure also goes a long way to improve quality of life in…
MTA Construction & Development (C&D), LIRR and Design Builder 3rd Track Constructors successfully installed a new LIRR bridge and underpass tunnel at New Hyde Park Road in New Hyde Park. This was the second major milestone for the LIRR Expansion Project in just two weeks, following the replacement of the…
We are distanced, but not distant. Since construction began in 2018, the project team has been hosting monthly meetings with Mayors, Town officials and their representatives at the Community Information Center in Mineola. With social distancing requirements making this group meeting impractical, MTA C&D has taken the monthly “Mayors’ Meeting”…
On Monday, February 3, 2020, the LIRR Expansion Project team eliminated the New Hyde Park Road grade crossing. Design-build contractor 3rd Track Constructors (3TC) blocked off the segment of New Hyde Park Road between Plaza Avenue and 4th Avenue before the morning rush, and the crossing gates went down at…
Beginning February 3, 2020, New Hyde Park LIRR Station customers will access a temporary 10-car platform, which will run along 2nd and 3rd Avenues, between South 12th Street and South 8th Street. The temporary platforms will include 8 ADA-compliant ingress and egress points, with 3 ADA-compliant access ramps. Pedestrian detour…
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…
Copyright © MTA LIRR.
