On January 16th, LIRR Expansion Project Director Anthony Tufano and LIRR Expansion Project Deputy Project Director for Construction Tom McGuinness delivered a “What to Expect in 2019” overview to elected officials and leaders from project-adjacent communities. Under discussion following the overview were ongoing construction work, traffic detour implementation plans, digital…
On January 16th, Third Track Constructors (3TC), the Design-Build contractor for the LIRR Expansion Project, presented a project update to the Garden City Public Schools Board of Education and discussed how the team is managing ongoing coordination with local schools. 3TC also discussed the project’s cutting-edge Science, Technology, Engineering, and…
On January 15th, Mayor Peter Cavallaro of Westbury hosted a productive dialogue for the LIRR Expansion Project team with Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Councilwoman Viviana Russell, residents of the Village of Westbury and residents of the Hamlet of Carle Place. The LIRR Expansion Project team provided an…
The LIRR Expansion Project outreach team joined the Westbury/New Cassel chapter of the NAACP and local elected officials to inform members about current project activities and to answer construction questions. The LIRR Expansion Project Team regularly makes itself available to businesses, residents and elected officials in all the LIRR Expansion…
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…
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 Saturday, December 15th, 3TC Community Ambassador to New Cassel, Seth Sylvan, attended the inauguration of Leslie Davis, the new NAACP Westbury Chapter President and spoke with many community leaders, including Westbury’s mayor Peter Cavallaro, Nassau County Legislator Siela Bynoe, and the PTA President for the Dryden Street School.
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…
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