On November 27th, Dave Morrison, a former LIRR Branch Manager and LIRR historian, joined local community historians, railroad aficionados and project team members to view the new exhibits at the Expansion Project’s Community Information Center. Dave signed his new book, “Long Island Rail Road: Main Line East,” answered questions and…
On November 15th the LIRR Expansion Team provided a monthly update to officials from villages and towns along the Expansion Project and to Nassau County officials. The focus of this meeting was construction means and methods.
On November 8th, members of the LIRR Expansion Project team provided an update to the Covert Avenue Chamber of Commerce. The project update included a discussion of 3TC’s plans to protect and promote local businesses during construction.
As part of its ongoing commitment to communities along the LIRR Expansion Project, Expansion Project team members met with officials from John Lewis Childs School in Floral Park to coordinate construction activities at the South Tyson Avenue Bridge. The team is doing everything it can to keep businesses, organizations and…
On October 29th the LIRR Expansion Project team presented to 10th and 11th grade students at the Cradle of Aviation Museum STEM Career Expo. The purpose of the expo is to list and explain the various careers and applications in STEM disciplines, especially on Long Island. The LIRR Expansion Project…
LIRR Expansion Project contractor 3TC officially received a Notice To Proceed on October 26, 2018. Construction is officially underway. Please read the NTP Letter here or email CommunityOutreach@lirrexpansion.com.
The LIRR Expansion Project’s Community Information Center in Mineola, at 114 Old Country Road (between Willis Avenue and Roslyn Road) is open. Residents of communities along the Expansion Project are invited to come review new exhibits about the project and ask questions. The hours are posted on www.lirrexpansion.com.
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.
On the evening of September 6th, representatives from the MTA Capital Construction & LIRR Project Management Team and contractor 3TC provided a project update to the Floral Park Chamber of Commerce to address questions and concerns. This is part of ongoing outreach efforts to meet consistently and frequently with local…
“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…
