The LIRR is reducing the impact of ongoing construction at the Westbury North Parking Structure project for Westbury LIRR passengers with a free shuttle bus. Free parking is available at the Source Mall at Old Country Road and Fortunoff Way – the shuttle conveys passengers directly from the mall to…
As part of the new MTA Live Media Program, four digital communication screens have been installed, as a test, in an LIRR M7 car. Live screens have been installed in many LIRR stations, as well as in subway stations and in Grand Central Terminal. Through this program, more than 53,000…
As part of the LIRR Expansion Project Floral Park to Hicksville, the MTA has developed a series of environmental and community commitments in coordination with the project-adjacent communities to minimize construction-related impacts: the MTA has established the Design-Builder Incentive Program, a monetary fund to incentivize Design-Build Contractor 3rd Track Constructors…
On April 10th, members of the Suffolk County Economic Development team joined the LIRR Expansion Project team at the Community Information Center in Mineola to discuss ongoing progress. The team presented a project overview and showcased the latest construction milestones at the South Tyson Avenue Bridge modification, the Covert Avenue…
On March 28th, LIRR Expansion Project Community Ambassadors Margo Cargill and Seth Sylvan attended Career Community Day at the Park Avenue Elementary School in Westbury. Margo and Seth talked to 26 fifth grade students about the LIRR Expansion Project. Students asked many questions about the project, including the project timeline,…
The LIRR Expansion Project team continues to meet its commitments to LIRR commuters by notifying passengers of current train boarding and exiting procedures as construction continues. These notifications, spotted at Jamaica Station, inform commuters to board and exit the trains using the first six cars at Carle Place and Merillon…
On March 14th the LIRR Expansion Project team presented a project update to the residents of Westbury at a public meeting. The team discussed current and upcoming construction activities, specifically highlighting the approaching construction start date for the Westbury North Parking Garage – during construction, the project team will provide…
Whether by seeing or feeling, passengers know they’re at the edge of a train platform thanks to these ubiquitous bumpy yellow tiles. Invented by Seiichi Miyake, the first tactile warning strips we installed in Okayama, Japan on March 18, 1967 next to a school for the blind. To this day…
The LIRR Expansion Project has extended the registration deadline for its STEM Competition to March 6, 2019. Also, due to participant requests, the size of eligible groups has been increased: students may elect to work individually, in small groups or as an entire class. The LIRR Expansion Project STEM Competition…
Local elected officials and Village and Town administrators from LIRR Expansion Project-adjacent communities joined the LIRR Expansion Project team for the monthly Mayors’ Meeting at the Community Information Center in Mineola. The project team discussed many topics, including several upcoming construction activities that will occur throughout the project corridor, the…
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