Congratulations to the winners of the LIRR Expansion Project Spring 2019 STEM Competition! More than 70 submissions were received with participation by more than 200 students. Students in grades 6 through 12 attending specific schools along the corridor were tasked with answering the following prompt: If you had a budget…
On Monday, June 11, the LIRR Expansion Project team was elated to honor the student winners of the project’s Spring 2019 STEM Competition. Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Viviana Russell, Mayor Longobardi of Floral Park and Deputy Mayor Pereira of Mineola joined the winners and their families for a celebration…
QUEENS WORK 1. Preparing a strut to be set in place to support an approach structure in the future Mid-Day Storage Yard. 2. Strut installation in the approach structure in the future Mid-Day Storage Yard. 3. Backfilling a power duct bank in the future Mid-Day Storage Yard. 4. Placing ballast…
The newly-rebuilt Hicksville Station, the busiest LIRR station on Long Island, continues to provide improved, more reliable train service and an outstanding customer service experience. Since the $132 million project was completed in 2018 as part of the $6.6 billion LIRR Modernization Program, a record number of passengers are using…
View the interactive panoramic image of construction of the new Third Track, which is underway at the South Tyson Avenue Bridge. In this 360-degree image of the site, the beginning of the new Third Track is being built along the Hempstead Branch (to the west, the tracks to the left…
Construction of a new safety ornamental fence at Hempstead Station is expected to be completed this summer. Approximately 650 linear feet of new safety ornamental fence will be installed along the west side of the parking lot from the station platform; this fence will keep the public from walking onto…
On May 31st, Margo Cargill, Dan Marcy and Seth Sylvan of the LIRR Expansion Project outreach team joined kindergarteners at the Dryden Street Elementary School in New Cassel for the school’s Community Day. The team met with kindergarteners to talk about the Expansion Project and safety on the railroad. The…
QUEENS WORK 1. Installation of bracing struts for an approach structure located in Harold Interlocking. 2. Pouring concrete for an underpinning pit under the 39th Street Bridge for the final track approach structure. 3. Building a turnout for the Mid-day storage yard west of Honeywell Ave. 4. Installing the inner…
The MTA installed the new Cherry Lane LIRR Bridge, beginning late Friday night, May 31st through the early morning hours of June 3rd. Crews worked around the clock throughout the weekend to dismantle the entire old bridge and lift the new bridge into place. The wider bridge will accommodate…
Tom Fruin’s magnificent “Sail” (2019), a 21’ tall stainless steel and plexiglass sculpture, has been installed at the newly-modernized Syosset Station, where it serves as a welcoming gateway, signifying home, recreation and the area’s natural attractions. The colorful sail casts a kaleidoscope of colorful shadows in the daytime sun and…
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