The Willis Avenue grade crossing in the Village of Mineola is two of eight street-level crossings – one on the Main Line and one on the Oyster Bay Branch – to be eliminated as part of the LIRR Expansion Project from Floral Park to Hicksville. The Willis Avenue grade crossing:
At Willis Avenue, grade crossing gates are in the down position 43 percent and 50 percent during AM and PM peak periods, respectively. The need for grade crossing elimination is further illustrated by the six fatal crashes at grade crossing locations in the LIRR Main Line corridor between 2007 to 2017.
A two-way grade-separated underpass is being constructed in place of the Willis Avenue grade crossings. The following changes to vehicular and pedestrian traffic will take effect when construction of the underpass is complete:
MTA C&D closed Willis Avenue and nearby east-west streets on November 30th to construct an undergrade roadway under both the Main Line and the Oyster Bay Branch. This is the final underpass to be constructed as part of the LIRR Expansion Project and the only one eliminating two grade crossings…
Box-jack. Have you heard of it? No, not the burger, and definitely not the creepy musical clown that pops out at you. It’s yet another in a series of incredible firsts for the MTA as part of the LIRR Expansion Project: a revolutionary technique to install railroad bridges over underpasses,…
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…
As part of the LIRR Expansion Project Floral Park to Hicksville, the MTA has developed a series of environmental and community commitments in coordination with the project-adjacent communities to minimize construction-related impacts: the MTA has established the Design-Builder Incentive Program, a monetary fund to incentivize Design-Build Contractor 3rd Track Constructors…
On April 8th, Members of the LIRR Expansion Project team joined sixth grade students at Mineola Middle School to discuss the project and discuss the many different Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) – related careers of members of the team. The ongoing STEM Competition open to middle and high…
On April 10th, members of the Suffolk County Economic Development team joined the LIRR Expansion Project team at the Community Information Center in Mineola to discuss ongoing progress. The team presented a project overview and showcased the latest construction milestones at the South Tyson Avenue Bridge modification, the Covert Avenue…
The LIRR Expansion Project team continues to meet its commitments to LIRR commuters by notifying passengers of current train boarding and exiting procedures as construction continues. These notifications, spotted at Jamaica Station, inform commuters to board and exit the trains using the first six cars at Carle Place and Merillon…
On March 13th, the LIRR Expansion Project team met with the Village of Mineola Board of Trustees and residents at the Village’s semi-monthly board meeting. The project team presented on the current construction status of the Mineola Harrison Parking Structure, as well as anticipated construction activities that will occur in…
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