Local elected officials and Village and Town administrators from LIRR Expansion Project-adjacent communities joined the LIRR Expansion Project team for the monthly Mayors’ Meeting at the Community Information Center in Mineola. The project team discussed many topics, including several upcoming construction activities that will occur throughout the project corridor, the…
Representatives from the LIRR Expansion Project team joined the Garden City Friends of STEAM at the Garden City Public Library for an information session about the project’s cutting-edge STEM Competition. The project team presented to interested students and parents, and discussed an overview of the project, the guidelines for submission,…
On February 21, 2019 the LIRR Expansion Project team delivered a project update to the Floral Park Centre Civic Association and discussed ongoing construction activities occurring in and around the village. The presentation included current progress on South Tyson Avenue Bridge, coordination with local schools, and traffic detour plans for…
On February 13th the LIRR Expansion Project team hosted Mineola Mayor Scott Strauss and the Vision Long Island board at the LIRR Expansion Project Community Information Center, located at 114 Old Country Road in Mineola. Vision Long Island is an organization dedicated to advancing economic development and environmental sustainability on…
LIRR Expansion Project Director Anthony Tufano joined LIRR President Phil Eng and other senior management officials for another “Customer Conversations” forum at the Hicksville Community Center. These forums are part of ongoing efforts by the LIRR to keep communities adjacent to the LIRR Expansion Project informed about the progress of…
Construction along Covert Avenue in New Hyde Park and Mineola Harrison Garage in Mineola is ramping up, but businesses near these project elements are open! Check out http://lirrexpansion.com/open-for-business/ for more details. The Covert Avenue grade crossing is being eliminated and reconstructed to provide a two-lane grade-separated underpass with a pedestrian…
Representatives from the LIRR Expansion Project outreach team met with Chrissann Fabio and Linda Katz of the LIRR Corporate Safety Department/T.R.A.C.K.S. (Together Railroads and Communities Keeping Safe) Program to discuss age appropriate safety programming for schools along the corridor. The meeting was held at the LIRR Expansion Project Community Information…
On January 17th, Design-build contractor 3rd Track Constructors (3TC) MWBE/SVDOB Coordinator, William Miller, shared a project overview with various Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE), including representatives from JP West Inc., C & LJ International Trade Corporation, and advisers to Nassau County at the LIRR Expansion Project Community Information Center…
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…
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…
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