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
The Glen Cove Road Bridge, built in 1942 and located in the Town of North Hempstead along the LIRR Main Line, was removed and replaced with a three-track structure. The replaced bridge will accommodate the new third track on the Main Line, which will help to strengthen the reliability and resiliency of the LIRR system.
Glen Cove Bridge was replaced using the method successfully employed at LIRR’s Post Avenue Bridge in Westbury, which was completed over a single weekend in October 2017. This effort is part of the broader LIRR Expansion Project, which began in 2018.
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
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.
“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.
Historic Project Will Improve Railroad Infrastructure, Eliminate Seven Street-Level Railroad Crossings, Improve Railroad Bridges, Add Third Track to Busiest LIRR Corridor The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board on Wednesday approved a design-build contract with 3rd Track Constructors (3TC), to complete the
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a historic $5.6 billion transformation of the Long Island Rail Road to strengthen the region's transportation infrastructure and usher in a new era of economic growth. After 70 years of stagnation, all 100 transformative
