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Westbury Station

Apr 26 2019
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Free Shuttle Bus Provided to Westbury LIRR Passengers during Construction of New Parking Structure

By | LIRR Expansion Project, Westbury North Parking Structure, Westbury Station

The LIRR is reducing the impact of ongoing construction at the Westbury North Parking Structure project for Westbury LIRR passengers with a free shuttle bus. Free parking is available at the Source Mall at Old Country Road and Fortunoff Way – the shuttle conveys passengers directly from the mall to…

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Apr 25 2019
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MTA Digital Communications Screens Installed in LIRR Car 04-25-19

First MTA Digital Communications Screens Installed in LIRR Car

By | Baldwin Station, Bayside Station, Bellmore Station, Brentwood Station, Carle Place Station, Deer Park Station, East Hampton Station, East Yaphank Station, Farmingdale Station, Floral Park Station, Flushing Main Street Station, Great Neck Station, Hicksville Station, Lynbrook Station, Merillon Avenue Station, Merrick Station, Mets-Willets Point Station, Mineola Station, Murray Hill Station, New Hyde Park Station, Northport Station, Nostrand Avenue Station, Pinelawn Station, Port Jefferson Station, Project Update, Ronkonkoma Station, Stewart Manor Station, Stony Brook Station, Syosset Station, Valley Stream Station, Wantagh Station, Westbury Station, Wyandanch Station

As part of the new MTA Live Media Program, four digital communication screens have been installed, as a test, in an LIRR M7 car. Live screens have been installed in many LIRR stations, as well as in subway stations and in Grand Central Terminal. Through this program, more than 53,000…

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Apr 19 2019
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LIRR Expansion Project Readies Q1 2019 Community Scorecard

By | Carle Place Substation, Cherry Lane Bridge, Covert Avenue Grade Crossing, Floral Park Parking Re-Surfacing, Floral Park Station, Glen Cove Bridge, Hicksville Parking, Hicksville Substation, LIRR Expansion Project, Main Street Grade Crossing, Meadowbrook Parkway Bridge, Merillon Avenue Station, Merillon Avenue Substation, Mineola Harrison Avenue Parking Structure, Mineola Main Street Parking, Mineola Second Street Parking, Mineola Station, Mineola Substation, Nassau Boulevard Bridge, New Hyde Park Road Grade Crossing, New Hyde Park Road Surface Lot, New Hyde Park Substation, Plainfield Avenue Bridge, School Street Grade Crossing, South 12th Street Grade Crossing, South Tyson Avenue Bridge, Tanners Pond/Denton Avenue Bridge, Urban Avenue Grade Crossing, Westbury North Parking Structure, Westbury South Parking Structure and LIRR Lot Development, Westbury Station, Westbury Substation, Willis Avenue Grade Crossing

As part of the LIRR Expansion Project Floral Park to Hicksville, the MTA has developed a series of environmental and community commitments in coordination with the project-adjacent communities to minimize construction-related impacts: the MTA has established the Design-Builder Incentive Program, a monetary fund to incentivize Design-Build Contractor 3rd Track Constructors…

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Apr 17 2019
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Suffolk County Economic Development Team Joins LIRR Expansion Project Team at Community Information Center in Mineola

By | Carle Place Substation, Cherry Lane Bridge, Covert Avenue Grade Crossing, Floral Park Parking Re-Surfacing, Floral Park Station, Glen Cove Bridge, Hicksville Parking, Hicksville Substation, LIRR Expansion Project, Main Street Grade Crossing, Merillon Avenue Station, Merillon Avenue Substation, Mineola Harrison Avenue Parking Structure, Mineola Main Street Parking, Mineola Second Street Parking, Mineola Station, Mineola Substation, Nassau Boulevard Bridge, New Hyde Park Road Grade Crossing, New Hyde Park Road Surface Lot, New Hyde Park Substation, Plainfield Avenue Bridge, School Street Grade Crossing, South 12th Street Grade Crossing, South Tyson Avenue Bridge, Tanners Pond/Denton Avenue Bridge, Urban Avenue Grade Crossing, Westbury North Parking Structure, Westbury South Parking Structure and LIRR Lot Development, Westbury Station, Westbury Substation, Willis Avenue Grade Crossing

On April 10th, members of the Suffolk County Economic Development team joined the LIRR Expansion Project team at the Community Information Center in Mineola to discuss ongoing progress. The team presented a project overview and showcased the latest construction milestones at the South Tyson Avenue Bridge modification, the Covert Avenue…

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Apr 03 2019
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LIRR Expansion Project Community Ambassadors Attend Park Avenue Elementary School Career Day

By | LIRR Expansion Project, Westbury North Parking Structure, Westbury South Parking Structure and LIRR Lot Development, Westbury Station, Westbury Substation

On March 28th, LIRR Expansion Project Community Ambassadors Margo Cargill and Seth Sylvan attended Career Community Day at the Park Avenue Elementary School in Westbury. Margo and Seth talked to 26 fifth grade students about the LIRR Expansion Project. Students asked many questions about the project, including the project timeline,…

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Mar 22 2019
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LIRR Expansion Keeps Commuters Abreast of Construction at Carle Place and Merillon Avenue Stations

By | Carle Place Substation, Cherry Lane Bridge, Covert Avenue Grade Crossing, Floral Park Parking Re-Surfacing, Floral Park Station, Glen Cove Bridge, Hicksville Parking, Hicksville Substation, LIRR Expansion Project, Main Street Grade Crossing, Meadowbrook Parkway Bridge, Merillon Avenue Station, Merillon Avenue Substation, Mineola Harrison Avenue Parking Structure, Mineola Main Street Parking, Mineola Second Street Parking, Mineola Station, Mineola Substation, Nassau Boulevard Bridge, New Hyde Park Road Grade Crossing, New Hyde Park Road Surface Lot, New Hyde Park Substation, Plainfield Avenue Bridge, School Street Grade Crossing, South 12th Street Grade Crossing, South Tyson Avenue Bridge, Tanners Pond/Denton Avenue Bridge, Urban Avenue Grade Crossing, Westbury North Parking Structure, Westbury South Parking Structure and LIRR Lot Development, Westbury Station, Westbury Substation, Willis Avenue Grade Crossing

The LIRR Expansion Project team continues to meet its commitments to LIRR commuters by notifying passengers of current train boarding and exiting procedures as construction continues. These notifications, spotted at Jamaica Station, inform commuters to board and exit the trains using the first six cars at Carle Place and Merillon…

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Mar 21 2019
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LIRR Expansion Project Team Provides Update at Westbury Public Meeting

By | Project Update, Westbury North Parking Structure, Westbury South Parking Structure and LIRR Lot Development, Westbury Station, Westbury Substation

On March 14th the LIRR Expansion Project team presented a project update to the residents of Westbury at a public meeting. The team discussed current and upcoming construction activities, specifically highlighting the approaching construction start date for the Westbury North Parking Garage – during construction, the project team will provide…

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Mar 18 2019
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Tactile Strips 03-18-19

Anniversary of First Tactile Warning Strips Recognizes Improved Safety for Over 50 Years

By | Baldwin Station, Bayside Station, Bellmore Station, Brentwood Station, Carle Place Station, Deer Park Station, Double Track, East Hampton Station, East Side Access, East Yaphank Station, Farmingdale Station, Floral Park Station, Flushing Main Street Station, Great Neck Station, Hicksville Station, LIRR Expansion Project, Lynbrook Station, Merillon Avenue Station, Merrick Station, Mets-Willets Point Station, Mineola Station, Murray Hill Station, New Hyde Park Station, Northport Station, Nostrand Avenue Station, Pinelawn Station, Port Jefferson Station, Ronkonkoma Station, Stewart Manor Station, Stony Brook Station, Syosset Station, Valley Stream Station, Wantagh Station, Westbury Station, Wyandanch Station

Whether by seeing or feeling, passengers know they’re at the edge of a train platform thanks to these ubiquitous bumpy yellow tiles. Invented by Seiichi Miyake, the first tactile warning strips we installed in Okayama, Japan on March 18, 1967 next to a school for the blind. To this day…

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Feb 28 2019
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Purpose of the STEM Competition

LIRR Expansion Project Extends STEM Competition Deadline

By | Carle Place Substation, Cherry Lane Bridge, Covert Avenue Grade Crossing, Floral Park Parking Re-Surfacing, Floral Park Station, Glen Cove Bridge, Hicksville Parking, Hicksville Substation, LIRR Expansion Project, Main Street Grade Crossing, Meadowbrook Parkway Bridge, Merillon Avenue Station, Merillon Avenue Substation, Mineola Harrison Avenue Parking Structure, Mineola Main Street Parking, Mineola Second Street Parking, Mineola Station, Mineola Substation, New Hyde Park Road Grade Crossing, New Hyde Park Road Surface Lot, New Hyde Park Substation, Plainfield Avenue Bridge, School Street Grade Crossing, South 12th Street Grade Crossing, South Tyson Avenue Bridge, Tanners Pond/Denton Avenue Bridge, Urban Avenue Grade Crossing, Westbury North Parking Structure, Westbury South Parking Structure and LIRR Lot Development, Westbury Station, Westbury Substation, Willis Avenue Grade Crossing

The LIRR Expansion Project has extended the registration deadline for its STEM Competition to March 6, 2019. Also, due to participant requests, the size of eligible groups has been increased: students may elect to work individually, in small groups or as an entire class. The LIRR Expansion Project STEM Competition…

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Feb 27 2019
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Monthly Mayors’ Update at LIRR Expansion Project Community Information Center in Mineola

By | Carle Place Substation, Cherry Lane Bridge, Covert Avenue Grade Crossing, Floral Park Parking Re-Surfacing, Floral Park Station, Glen Cove Bridge, Hicksville Parking, Hicksville Substation, LIRR Expansion Project, Main Street Grade Crossing, Meadowbrook Parkway Bridge, Merillon Avenue Station, Merillon Avenue Substation, Mineola Harrison Avenue Parking Structure, Mineola Main Street Parking, Mineola Second Street Parking, Mineola Station, Mineola Substation, Nassau Boulevard Bridge, New Hyde Park Road Grade Crossing, New Hyde Park Road Surface Lot, New Hyde Park Substation, Plainfield Avenue Bridge, School Street Grade Crossing, South 12th Street Grade Crossing, South Tyson Avenue Bridge, Tanners Pond/Denton Avenue Bridge, Urban Avenue Grade Crossing, Westbury North Parking Structure, Westbury South Parking Structure and LIRR Lot Development, Westbury Station, Westbury Substation, Willis Avenue Grade Crossing

Local elected officials and Village and Town administrators from LIRR Expansion Project-adjacent communities joined the LIRR Expansion Project team for the monthly Mayors’ Meeting at the Community Information Center in Mineola. The project team discussed many topics, including several upcoming construction activities that will occur throughout the project corridor, the…

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