One of the bigger efforts in the LIRR Expansion Project “slid into place” last weekend in an unusual feat of engineering, when the LIRR rolled-in the new bridge at the Urban Avenue Grade Crossing Elimination Project in New Cassel. A time lapse video of the work is now available here:…
The LIRR Expansion Project team has made significant progress on the Urban Avenue Grade Crossing elimination project and, over the weekend of July 20-21, the team will undertake its most significant work milestone – the roll-in of the Urban Avenue train bridge and supporting structure in New Cassel. The newly-constructed…
New three-track bridge, including supports and structural frame, under construction adjacent to LIRR Main Line. The three-bay bridge that will carry the LIRR Main Line over the Urban Avenue underpass – which is currently being built – is in its final stages of construction. Once the excavation is complete, the…
Design-Build Contractor 3rd Track Constructors (3TC) recently put finishes on the roadway underpass walls, getting one step closer to the LIRR bridge roll-in scheduled for next month. The newly constructed bridge will hold three tracks to support the Main Line Expansion Project running through this area and enabling the elimination…
3rd Track Constructors, the design-build contractor tasked with constructing the LIRR Expansion Project, is providing a pedestrian shuttle bus while construction crews transform the Urban Avenue Grade Crossing into a new vehicular and pedestrian underpass. The shuttle bus ensures pedestrians traveling across the railroad tracks at Urban Avenue in New…
In the first photo, a mixer truck pours concrete through a boom conveyer into what will soon become the Urban Avenue underpass. In consultation with the Town of North Hempstead, the Urban Avenue grade crossing is being reconstructed to accommodate a two-way grade separated underpass with a pedestrian sidewalk on…
Workers have installed rebar on what will be the roadbed of the Urban Avenue underpass on the south side of the LIRR Main Line. Now that rebar has been installed, asphalt and concrete will be added to the roadbed as foundation for the new, depressed roadway. A bridge will span the…
Happy Birthday, Long Island Rail Road! The LIRR turned 185 years old on April 24, and former LIRR branch manager and current LIRR historian Dave Morrison and others sat down with Newsday to reminisce about the railroad’s eventful history. Stephen Quigley, president of the Long Island Sunrise Trail Chapter of…
On April 24th, the LIRR Expansion Project team hosted the monthly Mayors’ meeting at the LIRR Expansion Project Community Information Center in Mineola. Village and Town officials throughout the Project corridor convened to discuss ongoing construction activities: Tom McGuinness, MTACC Deputy Project Director, discussed recent construction milestones and provided an…
The LIRR Expansion Project has extended the deadline for Q1 Community Scorecard submissions until the end of the day on Friday, May 3rd. As part of LIRR Expansion Project, the MTA has developed a series of environmental and community commitments in coordination with communities adjacent to the project to minimize…
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