The LIRR Expansion Project team provided the Carle Place School Board with a project update and answered residents’ questions about current construction activities in and around Carle Place. Carle Place has its own school district which includes small portions of the villages of Westbury and Mineola. It comprises three schools…
Construction is set to begin in early February 2019 at Springfield Boulevard Bridge, which is affiliated with the elevated Queens Village Station. The project is scheduled to commence with closure of the east ends of both platforms at 12:01 AM Monday, February 4 (one minute after midnight) No elevators or…
The structure at 117 Urban Avenue in New Cassel has been successfully deconstructed on time with no disruption to the surrounding community. Timely removal of this building is essential to facilitate the grade crossing elimination at Urban Avenue, which is one of seven street-level grade crossings to be eliminated as…
The structure at 124 Covert Avenue in New Hyde Park has been successfully removed following its successful deconstruction last month. This critical-path activity was completed to support the elimination of the Covert Avenue Grade Crossing and make room for the new undergrade crossing at this intersection. Community coordination has been…
MTA representatives met with members of Carle Place Senior Citizens, Inc. at Fuschillo Park on the progress of the LIRR Expansion project and the unique community-driven contractor assessment program. Rich Mulieri, the Senior Director of Public Affairs for MTA Capital Construction, and Dan Marcy, from the LIRR Expansion Project team,…
The Westbury/New Cassel chapter of the NAACP invited the LIRR Expansion Project team to their Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event at the Yes We Can Community Center in New Cassel. Seth Sylvan, the 3rd Track Constructors (3TC) Community Ambassador to the Town of North Hempstead, discussed the project with…
The property at 117 Urban Avenue in New Cassel will be deconstructed this month in advance of the elimination of the Urban Avenue Grade Crossing. 3rd Track Constructors (3TC) has completed asbestos abatement of the existing structure and will monitor the air for dust, debris, and noise during the demolition….
On January 17th, Design-build contractor 3rd Track Constructors (3TC) MWBE/SVDOB Coordinator, William Miller, shared a project overview with various Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE), including representatives from JP West Inc., C & LJ International Trade Corporation, and advisers to Nassau County at the LIRR Expansion Project Community Information Center…
Construction is advancing at Nostrand Avenue Station. The eastbound platform is partially complete. The project will take advantage of a special service plan during the final weekend of January and the first weekend of February to advance work on the westbound platform. Both platforms, and the east end staircase, are…
On January 17th the LIRR Expansion Project team met with Renee Flagler, Executive Director of Girls Inc. of Long Island, a national non-profit organization dedicated to providing young women and girls with the skills they need to be leaders in their communities. Girls, Inc. combines long-lasting mentoring relationships, a pro-girl…
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