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.
The Village of Westbury received a $10 million New York State Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant to study areas around the Westbury Station that could be used to further the Village’s downtown revitalization efforts. MTA and LIRR are coordinating with the Village to ensure that the LIRR Expansion Project complements the goals and plans for Westbury’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative. These goals include promoting transit-oriented development and walkability in the Village’s downtown, including on the LIRR’s parking lot south of the Westbury station. The New York State Downtown Revitalization Initiative Strategic Investment Plan for the Village of Westbury is available here.
“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…
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…