Construction of the LIRR Expansion Project from Floral Park to Hicksville is well underway. As part of this Project, MTACC/LIRR have developed a series of environmental and community commitments in coordination with Project-adjacent communities to minimize construction-related impacts. MTACC/LIRR have established the Design-Builder Incentive Program, a monetary fund to incentivize…
Field Engineer Greg Kelty of 3rd Track Constructors, the project Design-Build contractor, has procured samples of sound and retaining walls for the LIRR Expansion Project. The LIRR Expansion Project includes the installation of several types of retaining and sound attenuation walls along the corridor to reduce impacts to adjacent properties…
LIRR President Phil Eng and members of the LIRR Expansion Project team were honored to welcome incoming State Senator Anna Kaplan to the LIRR Expansion Project Community Information Center in Mineola. The briefing included an overview of the project, a list of current and upcoming construction activities, and a discussion…
As part of its ongoing outreach to businesses and residents in LIRR Expansion Project communities, on December 20th project team members met with members of the Floral Park North End Civic Association to discuss ongoing project activities and upcoming construction work. The LIRR Expansion Project Team is committed to making…
On December 20, 2018, community leaders and Nassau County officials from LIRR Expansion Project-adjacent villages and towns gathered for a monthly project update presentation and discussion at the new Community Information Center in Mineola. The Community Information Center is located at 114 Old Country Road (between Willis Avenue and Roslyn…
On December 4th, as part of its ongoing collaboration with Expansion Project communities, the LIRR Expansion Project team toured the Floral Park Pool and Recreational Center to coordinate upcoming construction activities with Village officials and to discuss how to avoid any adverse effects on the Recreation Center. The LIRR Expansion…
In November 2018, 3TC began making room for the new third track at Floral Park Viaduct in the village of Floral Park. Floral Park Viaduct is the westernmost point of the new third track – this is the location of the existing bottleneck and where the new third track will…
The December construction look-aheads for the LIRR Expansion Project have been posted. These look-aheads are part of the Expansion Project team’s commitment to communicate with residents of communities along the project, on all aspects of the project, to keep them informed and answer their questions as promptly and completely as…
On November 29th, the LIRR Expansion Project team met with Nassau County Legislator Siela A. Bynoe at the Nassau County Legislature building to discuss project updates, construction events and to give Ms. Bynoe an overview of the project’s outreach efforts to date. In an effort to minimize its impact on…
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…
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