Continuing the trend of robust coordination between the LIRR Expansion Project team and school districts in the project corridor, on December 19th the outreach team met with Garden City School District Superintendent Dr. Kusum Sinha and school district leadership. The group discussed strategies for how to effectively communicate construction notifications…
On Saturday, December 15th, 3TC Community Ambassador to New Cassel, Seth Sylvan, attended the inauguration of Leslie Davis, the new NAACP Westbury Chapter President and spoke with many community leaders, including Westbury’s mayor Peter Cavallaro, Nassau County Legislator Siela Bynoe, and the PTA President for the Dryden Street School.
On December 12th the LIRR Expansion Project team met with Estefany Garay, Director of the Town of North Hempstead’s “Yes We Can” Community Center, and the center’s Coach Jackson, to advance the project’s outreach program and to strategize for future community outreach events with the Community Center.
Construction is advancing at Morris Diesel Locomotive Shop. Building concrete slab and foundation installations are in progress, with building steel erection anticipated to begin this month. Construction began in March 2018 and is expected to be completed in March 2020.
3TC is going to great lengths to minimize the disruption to New Cassel residents during utility relocations for the Urban Avenue Grade Crossing Elimination, even removing residents’ garbage on their behalf during road closures! Expansion Project Ambassadors have been canvassing door to door, providing construction notices to residents in Creole,…
In November 2018, 3TC began making room for the new third track at Floral Park Viaduct in the village of Floral Park. Floral Park Viaduct is the westernmost point of the new third track – this is the location of the existing bottleneck and where the new third track will…
The December construction look-aheads for the LIRR Expansion Project have been posted. These look-aheads are part of the Expansion Project team’s commitment to communicate with residents of communities along the project, on all aspects of the project, to keep them informed and answer their questions as promptly and completely as…
During the month of December, crews working to enhance Carle Place Station will relocate existing utility poles along the south side of the right-of-way between Cherry Lane and Bert Avenue. The relocation of these utility poles is part of the LIRR Expansion Project, one of the region’s most significant transportation…
On November 29th, the LIRR Expansion Project team met with Nassau County Legislator Siela A. Bynoe at the Nassau County Legislature building to discuss project updates, construction events and to give Ms. Bynoe an overview of the project’s outreach efforts to date. In an effort to minimize its impact on…
As part of the Energeia Partnership with Molloy College, the Energeia Class of 2017, which comprises influential Long Island leaders, visited the LIRR Expansion Project office in Westbury. The focus of the visit was transportation on Long Island and the beneficial impacts of the LIRR Expansion Project. The class learned…
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