With the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act this month, the MTA is working to make the milestone a memorable one for mobility impaired LIRR customers. MTA Construction & Development, the LIRR and its contractors continue to work to make stations along the 10-mile long LIRR Expansion Project…
Construction for the expansion of the LIRR Main Line bridge over the Meadowbrook Parkway in Carle Place is well underway and is expected to be completed on schedule this fall. Part of MTA Construction & Development’s LIRR Expansion Project from Floral Park to Hicksville, this component the project consists of…
The MTA and LIRR recently briefed local officials from the Town of Hempstead, Village of Floral Park and the Floral Park-Bellerose School District and Board of Education on the Elmont station project. MTA Construction & Development’s Deputy Project Executive Tom McGuinness and SVP of Community Relations for Empire State Development…
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…
As part of the LIRR Expansion Project, customers who use stations from Floral Park to Westbury will benefit from improvements that range from new elevators to complete reconstruction. Work at these stations has continued, despite the added challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. By the time we’re finished with the overall…
Coming off a highly successful weekend bridge replacement at Glen Cove Road, MTA C&D, LIRR and 3rd Track Constructors (3TC) began heavy construction at School Street to eliminate the grade crossing there. The crossing – located on the Main Line at the Westbury/New Cassel border –is the fourth of eight…
MTA Construction & Development, MTA Long Island Rail Road, and the LIRR Expansion Project team met another community commitment. We look forward to the day we can safely celebrate the new Linden Avenue Underpass and Floral Park Ballfield with all the Little League players in person. But for now, come…
This morning marked yet another successful milestone day for the LIRR Expansion Project: the first LIRR train rode over the new Glen Cove Road Bridge, officially bringing our total new bridge count along this corridor to *SIX* since we began work on this project last year. Believe it or not,…
Kids (and kids-at-heart) across the globe have been taping rainbow drawings to their windows to spread a message of hope during this difficult time. But long before phrases like “social distancing” and “flatten the curve” were rooted in the everyday lexicon, the LIRR was collaborating with a local artist to…
The LIRR Expansion Project team is getting ready to reach its next major milestone: the installation of the new Glen Cove Road bridge in Carle Place. Personnel from the MTA, LIRR and Third Track Constructors are steadfastly working to finalize construction of the new bridge behind the Macy’s Clearance Center,…
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