Press release follows… New Penn Station Entrance Creates a Front Door Identity on Seventh Avenue & Direct Connection from Street Level to LIRR Concourse & Subway Includes Three State-of-the-Art Escalators and a Staircase – Improving Customer Experience & Increasing Circulation Major Milestone in Broader Project Which Will Double the Width…
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the grand opening of Moynihan Train Hall, a 255,000-square-foot train hall designed for the 21st century in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. The $1.6 billion project transformed the more than 100-year-old James A. Farley Building into a world-class transportation hub that increases the existing…
Long Island has long been known as the Cradle of Aviation, a title well-deserved for its rich history and connection to the skies. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field for the first-ever transatlantic flight to Paris; Hellcat fighter planes were manufactured on Long Island during World War…
MTA Construction & Development and the LIRR have completed major construction on two vital LIRR facilities – the Morris Park Diesel Locomotive Shop in Queens and the Mid-Suffolk Electric Yard in Ronkonkoma, Long Island. Part of the multi-billion dollar LIRR Enhancement that includes the LIRR Expansion Project, the Morris Park…
MTA C&D closed Willis Avenue and nearby east-west streets on November 30th to construct an undergrade roadway under both the Main Line and the Oyster Bay Branch. This is the final underpass to be constructed as part of the LIRR Expansion Project and the only one eliminating two grade crossings…
MTA C&D continues to make progress on Elmont Station, the first new full-time LIRR Station to be built since 1976, with the placing of pre-cast platform sections on columns poured over the last several weeks. Elmont station will serve the Belmont Park Redevelopment Project, including Belmont Park racetrack and the…
Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, MTA Construction & Development President Janno Lieber and local elected officials today opened the new School Street underpass in the Village of Westbury and Hamlet of New Cassel. The undergrade crossing separates it from the Long Island Rail Road Main Line. It’s the fifth railroad crossing…
Automobiles and trains have been sharing roadway space in New Hyde Park since the dawn of mass motoring. That will come to an end on Saturday, October 24th as MTA Construction & Development eliminates the last of three crossings on the Main Line at S. 12th Street in New Hyde…
We all know the end game for the LIRR Expansion Project is getting that third track laid between Floral Park and Hicksville. In the meantime, MTA Construction & Development and LIRR crews are working along the Main Line right-of-way to prepare for the track installation with one of the most…
With four of eight railroad crossings eliminated and six of seven bridges replaced or upgraded, among other accomplishments, MTA Construction & Development has reached the half way point for construction of the LIRR Expansion Project, ahead of schedule and under budget. The project, one of the largest transportation infrastructure projects…
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