As part of the Energeia Partnership with Molloy College, the Energeia Class of 2017, which comprises influential Long Island leaders, visited the LIRR Expansion Project office in Westbury. The focus of the visit was transportation on Long Island and the beneficial impacts of the LIRR Expansion Project. The class learned…
On November 27th, Dave Morrison, a former LIRR Branch Manager and LIRR historian, joined local community historians, railroad aficionados and project team members to view the new exhibits at the Expansion Project’s Community Information Center. Dave signed his new book, “Long Island Rail Road: Main Line East,” answered questions and…
On November 15th the LIRR Expansion Team provided a monthly update to officials from villages and towns along the Expansion Project and to Nassau County officials. The focus of this meeting was construction means and methods.
On November 5th, representatives from the LIRR Expansion Project team met with Garden City Public School District representatives to collaborate on the project’s STEM program. Garden City Public Schools’ STEM Advisory Committee comprises parents, community members and Garden City educators from grades K-12. The STEM Advisory Committee advises the office…
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 STEM disciplines, especially on Long Island. The LIRR Expansion Project…
As part of its ongoing, concerted effort to keep residents of communities along the LIRR Expansion Project informed, Andy Kraus and Travis Brennan of LIRR Expansion Project contractor 3TC gave a project briefing to the residents of the Hamlet of Garden City Park.
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 ask questions. The hours are posted on www.lirrexpansion.com.
Representatives from the LIRR Expansion Project team met with leaders from the Garden City Public School system to discuss ongoing construction activities and to coordinate these activities with school bus routes. The LIRR Expansion Project team continues to seek ways to work closely with communities and to reduce the project’s…
On October 4th the Village of Garden City hosted representatives of 3TC and MTACC/LIRR for a discussion of how the LIRR Expansion Project will affect the village. The event was part of an ongoing community outreach initiative.
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