Battling the elements on days with strong winds and rain, Long Island Rail Road crews at the Accabonac Road/North Main Street Bridges project are roaring ahead, on schedule and on budget, to have both bridges installed this month.
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How did you spend your summer? Beach and mountains? Barbecues and picnics? The LIRR Expansion Project team had a busy summer – there was much to accomplish, and the team accomplished it all, on time and on budget, including: June 1-2: replacement of Cherry Lane Bridge in Carle Place Aug….
The Carle Place Station enhancement is on track, with significant progress on the new permanent westbound platform and construction of the new station house. This is exciting news for residents and commuters waiting to start using the modernized station this coming spring. Other station improvements include platform canopies; new platform…
This is a truly transformative time for the Long Island Rail Road. With brand new underpasses and bridges unveiled on the regular, modernization is closer than you think. But these major infrastructure milestones wouldn’t accomplish much without ensuring we have operational switches and signals to get trains on their way….
On October 18th, the LIRR Expansion Project team welcomed over 400 student Moles studying engineering at local Long Island colleges and universities for an exciting “classroom for a day” to learn directly from project leaders and experts about the construction methods used to build this dynamic project. The Moles is…
You can see the ongoing repairs at the Lynbrook and Rockville Centre railroad Viaducts. The project to repair the aging concrete structures is on schedule, and fresh concrete patches are visible on some of the viaduct columns and on the underside of these massive structures. Cracks are also being sealed,…
Farmingdale is one of five LIRR stations listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Originally built in 1890, last year the station was enhanced and upgraded to provide modern amenities and conveniences to the nearly 3,800 LIRR customers who visit the station each weekday. The Railroad lovingly preserved Farmingdale’s exquisite historic aesthetic while bringing the station up to 21st century standards.
The MTA has completed a significant and difficult portion of work for the East Side Access project at Harold Interlocking in Queens, the busiest rail junction in the United States. Earlier this year two crucial sections of mainline track were rebuilt and existing infrastructure upgraded while the Long Island Railroad…
Bridge replacement work at Accabonac Road in East Hampton has kicked into high gear following a track outage in the wee hours of October 15th and the delivery of large bridge components via barge through the Shinnecock Inlet. The new Accabonac Road Bridge was delivered to the site the night of October 21st; the North Main Street Bridge will be delivered to the site as the team gets closer to its installation date.
Following the successful installation of the new South Tyson Avenue LIRR Bridge in Floral Park, new ADA-compliant elevators are being installed at the Floral Park LIRR Station as part of the LIRR Expansion Project Floral Park to Hicksville. Relocation of utilities is underway, with the installation of the North, Central…
