Despite additional challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, our teams on Long Island are nevertheless living up to the promises they made to the communities along the 10-mile long LIRR Expansion Project corridor. It’s anyone’s guess whether Carle Place’s and Floral Park’s ballfields and Floral Park’s community pool will…
Work is progressing on the LIRR’s Mid-Suffolk Train Storage Yard (formerly the Ronkonkoma Yard), with the new employee facility now in service, the old facility demolished and track work begun in its footprint. The DC Substation was installed along with its new dedicated feeder, connecting it to a PSEG substation…
With the safety of the community and employees always our top priority, construction on the LIRR Expansion Project from Floral Park to Hicksville continues to advance. Our commitment to the communities in the 10-mile corridor also is top of mind for MTA Construction & Development, the LIRR and our contractor,…
As all New Yorkers fight to flatten the curve in the COVID-19 crisis by staying home, stories abound about people and organizations going above and beyond. MTA C&D’s partners in our capital program are no exception. (Photo credit: Morgana Skelton) One example is Duggal Visual Solutions, part of the team…
The safety of customers and workers is always the MTA’s top priority, but in the new world of COVID-19, we have stepped up safety precautions to ensure our work continues as safely as possible. Together, with our contractor associations, and following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and New York…
As many non-essential employees across the state are telecommuting as we all work together to flatten the curve and combat COVID-19, the MTA’s and LIRR’s essential workers and contractors continue safely transporting health care workers, first responders and other essential workers to and from their jobs. These transportation not only…
The Morris Diesel Park project team has been hard at work this past fall and winter, and the yard and locomotive shop are nearly finished. The project is advancing under the challenging conditions resulting from the COVID-19 crisis, and the Morris Diesel Park team, like all other MTA employees and…
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to change the way we live and work. Earlier this week brought “New York State on PAUSE,” which established a new directive for non-essential businesses and guidance for essential services. As an essential transportation infrastructure project, the LIRR Expansion Project is proceeding in line with this…
Penn Station’s been quiet this week, understandably so. The East End Gateway Project team is carefully monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic, and we’ve adjusted our work plans accordingly. The East End Gateway and LIRR Concourse project will include higher ceilings, new wayfinding signage, and improved access and circulation for the hundreds…
Who’s ready for a completely reimagined Penn Station? I know we are. Meet John Hyland, the executive director for the Long Island Rail Road at one of the largest transportation hubs in America. John, who’s worked at Penn Station since 1986, oversees the work that’s going into making that reimagined…
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