Whether by seeing or feeling, passengers know they’re at the edge of a train platform thanks to these ubiquitous bumpy yellow tiles. Invented by Seiichi Miyake, the first tactile warning strips we installed in Okayama, Japan on March 18, 1967 next to a school for the blind. To this day…
Construction at Carle Place Station is well underway and is progressing ahead of schedule for the station enhancement project. Design-build contractor 3rd Track Constructors (3TC) has implemented an innovative method to deconstruct the platforms in sections, so passenger service is maintained while construction continues (the original plan called for a…
The LIRR Expansion Project team provided the Carle Place School Board with a project update and answered residents’ questions about current construction activities in and around Carle Place. Carle Place has its own school district which includes small portions of the villages of Westbury and Mineola. It comprises three schools…
MTA representatives met with members of Carle Place Senior Citizens, Inc. at Fuschillo Park on the progress of the LIRR Expansion project and the unique community-driven contractor assessment program. Rich Mulieri, the Senior Director of Public Affairs for MTA Capital Construction, and Dan Marcy, from the LIRR Expansion Project team,…
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…
On January 11th, LIRR Expansion Project Team members met with State Senator Anna Kaplan and officials from the Town of North Hempstead, including Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Councilwoman Viviana Russell, to discuss various Expansion Project components within North Hempstead. Earlier this month, the team met with Senator Kaplan and…
Construction of the Carle Place Station is progressing with the recent demolition of a portion of the station’s platform. The platforms are being demolished in sections so passenger service could be maintained. The staircase at Cherry Lane has been closed, and 550 feet of the eastbound platform was demolished during…
During the month of December, crews working to enhance Carle Place Station will relocate existing utility poles along the south side of the right-of-way between Cherry Lane and Bert Avenue. The relocation of these utility poles is part of the LIRR Expansion Project, one of the region’s most significant transportation…
Platform Demolition at Carle Place Station commenced on November 26th, six days ahead of schedule. 3TC devised a creative method to demolish the platforms in sections, so passenger service could be maintained – the original plan allowed for a station closure of up to one year, and the Carle Place…
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