Supporters of the Long Island Rail Road’s plan to add a third track between Floral Park and Hicksville were ready for outrage and uproar at six public comment sessions this week. But what they heard were sensible questions about how the project would be handled, how communities would be protected…
When the two tracks of the LIRR Main Line were built in Nassau County in the 1800s, fewer than 100,000 people were living on Long Island. Today, the Island’s population is nearly 3 million. Each day, many of the LIRR’s roughly 300,000 customers ride on the same two tracks that…
The MTA Long Island Rail Road is holding its first round of public meetings this week on the LIRR Expansion Project, which will improve efficiency and safety for commuters and residents on Long Island. LIRR President Patrick Nowakowski will be available to speak to media at 9:45 a.m. in the…
Officials to hold 4 public meetings to detail plans for the environmental review process and hear public comments, continuing Governor’s commitment to unprecedented community engagement No residential property acquisitions needed for project Governor also commits to expedited modifications to train crossings in project corridor to improve safety, reduce noise and…
Four public hearings have been set for the Long Island Rail Road main line expansion project that would extend from Floral Park to Hicksville, officials said Thursday.
New details of a plan to build a third track on Long Island Rail Road’s Main Line, including where the track will go and how seven grade crossings could be eliminated, will be the subject of four public meetings scheduled in Nassau this month, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Thursday.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent proposal to expand the Long Island Rail Road’s Main Line has rightly sparked a public discussion of the fundamental role that transit can play in building a more sustainable future for Long Island. From my perspective, the proposed LIRR expansion would bring environmental, social equity and…
An unprecedented coalition has formed in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Long Island Rail Road Expansion Project. The Right Track for Long Island Coalition brings together an extraordinary group of leaders from both Nassau and Suffolk counties: business and labor organizations; academic and research institutions; businesses, large and small; nonprofit…
LIRR Begins Environmental Review, Formal Community Engagement Process for 9.8-mile Project Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the hiring of a consulting firm to assist in the environmental review and formal community engagement process for the LIRR Main Line Expansion Project, which calls for adding a third track along a…
The state won’t have to acquire any houses to complete a third set of rails on the Long Island Rail Road’s main line, Gov. Cuomo announced.
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