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.
After decades of train delays, the LIRR replaced the 103-year-old Post Avenue Bridge in Westbury in 2017. The low-hanging bridge was the site of many accidents over the years by trucks striking the bridge, resulting in train delays in both directions while LIRR crews worked to determine the bridge’s safety and structural stability before restoring train service. The new bridge’s height clearance now allows trucks of up to 14 feet to safely pass underneath, improving LIRR system infrastructure and service reliability.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is using an accident that happened Thursday morning to illustrate the need to raise some overpasses. Cuomo traveled to the scene of a crash in Westbury, where a truck struck a low-lying LIRR overpass at Post and Union avenues around 7 a.m., to announce that…
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 LIRR capital projects are moving forward, including the Main Line…