With the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act this month, the MTA is working to make the milestone a memorable one for mobility impaired LIRR customers. MTA Construction & Development, the LIRR and its contractors continue to work to make stations along the 10-mile long LIRR Expansion Project…
As part of the LIRR Expansion Project, customers who use stations from Floral Park to Westbury will benefit from improvements that range from new elevators to complete reconstruction. Work at these stations has continued, despite the added challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. By the time we’re finished with the overall…
On September 7th, the LIRR Expansion Project team joined the Westbury Business Improvement District at the 12th Annual Street Fair on Post Avenue. Margo Cargill, Community Ambassador to Westbury, talked with residents and business owners about ongoing construction activities in the Village, including representatives from the Westbury Business Improvement District…
The Village of Westbury recently released its downtown revitalization plan, which includes the transformation of 50 acres of the industrial neighborhood north of the LIRR Westbury Station. With the enhanced Westbury Station and the Westbury North Parking Garage – currently under construction as part of the LIRR Expansion Project –…
On June 27th, Village of Westbury Mayor Peter I. Cavallaro, First Deputy Mayor Steven L. Corte, Second Deputy Mayor Beaumont A. Jefferson, Village Trustees Vincent Abbatiello and William Wise and Senior Building Inspector William Mellow Village toured the LIRR Expansion Project corridor to view project elements in Westbury, including the…
On June 25th, the LIRR Expansion Project team presented at the Westbury Business Improvement District (BID) Annual Meeting. The presentation discussed the synergy between the Village of Westbury’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative and the project’s new parking facilities and planned enhancements to the Westbury LIRR Station. BID members were generous with…
Earlier this month, Vision Long Island presented its 2019 Smart Growth Award in Transportation to LIRR President Phil Eng for the LIRR Expansion Project, which is adding a much-needed third track to a 9.8-mile corridor between Floral Park and Hicksville. Vision Long Island is a Smart Growth planning organization curbing…
Happy Birthday, Long Island Rail Road! The LIRR turned 185 years old on April 24, and former LIRR branch manager and current LIRR historian Dave Morrison and others sat down with Newsday to reminisce about the railroad’s eventful history. Stephen Quigley, president of the Long Island Sunrise Trail Chapter of…
On April 24th, the LIRR Expansion Project team hosted the monthly Mayors’ meeting at the LIRR Expansion Project Community Information Center in Mineola. Village and Town officials throughout the Project corridor convened to discuss ongoing construction activities: Tom McGuinness, MTACC Deputy Project Director, discussed recent construction milestones and provided an…
The LIRR Expansion Project has extended the deadline for Q1 Community Scorecard submissions until the end of the day on Friday, May 3rd. As part of LIRR Expansion Project, the MTA has developed a series of environmental and community commitments in coordination with communities adjacent to the project to minimize…
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