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…
We all know the end game for the LIRR Expansion Project is getting that third track laid between Floral Park and Hicksville. In the meantime, MTA Construction & Development and LIRR crews are working along the Main Line right-of-way to prepare for the track installation with one of the most…
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…
MTA C&D and the LIRR have completed the installation of new platforms and other transformative upgrades at the Long Island Rail Road’s Lynbrook station. The four-track elevated station features two new island platforms, platform canopies and other customer-friendly amenities. The $17.9 million dollar enhancement initiative was funded through the 2015-19…
MTA Construction & Development this past weekend successfully installed a new 1,315-ton bridge that will carry the Long Island Rail Road Main Line over School Street in Westbury and New Cassel. The former grade crossing is being reconstructed into a two-way grade separated underpass with a pedestrian sidewalk on the…
During a Main Line service outage on the weekend of September 19-20, MTA Construction & Development installed the steel girders over the Meadowbrook Parkway that will carry the LIRR’s third track. It is the seventh bridge to be expanded or replaced as part of the LIRR Expansion Project, including the…
MTA C&D is hard at work preparing for the October 3-4 bridge push at the School Street grade crossing elimination on the Westbury/New Cassel border – the fourth undergrade crossing to be built as part of the LIRR Expansion Project. In all, eight grade crossings will be eliminated as part…
The LIRR Expansion Project – also known as ‘Third Track’ — designed to enhance the performance and reliability of the railroad, takes much more than just laying down new parallel railroad tracks. In the past two years since the project team began heavy construction, we’ve eliminated three at-grade railroad crossings…
East End Gateway and LIRR Concourse Program Manager Shirley Moy showcases these Penn Station initiatives as part of the Transit Museum’s Transit Quest curriculum for neurodiverse teens. New York City is a cultural capital of the world. However, its first-class museums, educational, and cultural institutions were temporarily shuttered due to…
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