Since the approval of the third track project last year, MTA officials have wasted no time in rolling out plans across the 9.8-mile stretch from Floral Park to Hicksville.
The Meadowbrook Parkway Bridge is owned by the New York State Department of Transportation in the Town of North Hempstead along the LIRR Main Line. As part of the LIRR Expansion Project from Floral Park to Hicksville, the bridge is scheduled to be modified to accommodate a third track. The Meadowbrook Parkway Bridge has been in service since 1956, and will be widened bridge to maintain the current 13 feet, 2 inches clearance. The LIRR Expansion Project is expected to begin substantial construction in 2018.

“Since the 1940s, people talked about adding a third track and modernizing the Main Line corridor – and now we’re actually doing it.” – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Forty percent of LIRR riders pass through the LIRR’s congested Main Line. That’s one among many reasons why the project to modernize…
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…