The Flushing Main Street Bridge, built in 1913, is located in Flushing, Queens, and serves the Port Washington Branch. It carries two Port Washington Branch tracks over four lanes of vehicular traffic. The LIRR is rehabilitating the bridge, including waterproofing and necessary steel rehabilitation. The bridge has experienced years of deterioration and rehabilitation is necessary to reduce maintenance, prolong the life of the structure and prevent emergency steel repairs. The rehabilitation project began in April 2017 and will take approximately 21 months to complete.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a historic $5.6 billion transformation of the Long Island Rail Road to strengthen the region’s transportation infrastructure and usher in a new era of economic growth. After 70 years of stagnation, all 100 transformative LIRR capital projects are moving forward, including the Main Line…