As part of the LIRR Expansion Project Floral Park to Hicksville, the MTA has developed a series of environmental and community commitments in coordination with the project-adjacent communities to minimize construction-related impacts: the MTA has established the Design-Builder Incentive Program, a monetary fund to incentivize Design-Build Contractor 3rd Track Constructors…
On April 10th, members of the Suffolk County Economic Development team joined the LIRR Expansion Project team at the Community Information Center in Mineola to discuss ongoing progress. The team presented a project overview and showcased the latest construction milestones at the South Tyson Avenue Bridge modification, the Covert Avenue…
Work continues to construct a Main Line underpass on Urban Avenue in New Cassel, Town of North Hempstead. Excavation is underway on the south side of the tracks – as this excavation continues, excavation has commenced on the north side. The Urban Avenue grade crossing is one of seven being…
3TC continues to meet community commitments throughout the project corridor by reducing noise and vibration effects from construction activities, specifically at the Covert Avenue and Urban Avenue grade crossing eliminations. Vibration monitoring boxes have been strategically placed near work sites to observe vibration levels at neighboring residences, and 3TC is…
Urban Avenue in New Cassel may be temporarily closed to traffic, but Design-Build Contractor 3TC is committed to ensuring pedestrians can safely cross the LIRR tracks. 3TC is providing pedestrians with a FREE shuttle bus that runs every half hour from 7am to 7pm every day. The shuttle bus travels…
Design-Build Contractor 3TC continues to meet its community and quality-of-life commitments during ongoing LIRR Expansion Project construction. As work on the Urban Avenue Grade Crossing continues, 3TC is employing enhanced noise mitigation techniques around the construction site to reduce the impact of noise on the community. This includes the erection…
The LIRR Expansion Project team continues to meet its commitments to LIRR commuters by notifying passengers of current train boarding and exiting procedures as construction continues. These notifications, spotted at Jamaica Station, inform commuters to board and exit the trains using the first six cars at Carle Place and Merillon…
Excavation for the underpass at the Urban Avenue Grade Crossing in the Town of North Hempstead has begun, with the support of excavation (SOE) soldier piles in its final stages. Construction of the Railroad Avenue bridge, which will span the underpass, will be completed in the summer. Roadway construction will…
On Friday, March 8, the grade crossing at Urban Avenue was officially closed temporarily to vehicular traffic. This full closure at Urban Avenue will allow construction crews to eliminate the grade crossing and construct a vehicular and pedestrian underpass that travels underneath the railroad tracks. The full elimination of the…
Beginning Friday, March 8, Urban Avenue in New Cassel will be temporarily closed between Broadway and Main Street as part of the Long Island Rail Road’s Main Line Expansion Project to make the railroad safer and more reliable. In consultation with the Town of North Hempstead, the MTA is rebuilding…
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