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
The Glen Cove Road Bridge, built in 1942 and located in the Town of North Hempstead along the LIRR Main Line, was removed and replaced with a three-track structure. The replaced bridge will accommodate the new third track on the Main Line, which will help to strengthen the reliability and resiliency of the LIRR system.
Glen Cove Bridge was replaced using the method successfully employed at LIRR’s Post Avenue Bridge in Westbury, which was completed over a single weekend in October 2017. This effort is part of the broader LIRR Expansion Project, which began in 2018.
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
Replacements and Modifications of Seven Rail Bridges Will Alleviate Bridge Strikes and Reduce Delays
Replacements and Modifications of Seven Rail Bridges Will Alleviate Bridge Strikes and Reduce Delays
On Monday, December 17, 2018, a vehicle struck the Glen Cove Road Bridge near the Carle Place Station, while a week earlier, on the 10th, a truck hit the Nassau Boulevard Bridge near the Merillon Avenue Station in Garden City.
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
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
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
On November 27th, Dave Morrison, a former LIRR Branch Manager and LIRR historian, joined local community historians, railroad aficionados and project team members to view the new exhibits at the Expansion Project’s Community Information Center. Dave signed his new book,
On November 15th the LIRR Expansion Team provided a monthly update to officials from villages and towns along the Expansion Project and to Nassau County officials. The focus of this meeting was construction means and methods.
On November 14th the LIRR Expansion Project Team provided a construction update to the Carle Place Civic Association regarding the enhancement of Carle Place Station, the replacement of the Carle Place Substation, the replacement of the Cherry Lane and Glen
On November 5th, 3TC and MTACC-LIRR hosted a community information session for residents of New Cassel and the surrounding communities to learn about the project, receive project updates, and have their questions answered by technical experts.
