Garden City & Garden City Park – Highlights on Upcoming Construction

Garden City & Garden City Park:

The LIRR Expansion Project from Floral Park to Hicksville, one of the region’s most significant transportation infrastructure projects, is now underway throughout the communities along a nearly ten mile stretch of mainline track.

During the month of July, you will see construction crews performing work in Garden City. Specifically, there will be crews clearing overgrown vegetation; taking geographic surveys of the roads around and near the rail road; ensuring that any disturbed rodents and pests are controlled; and conducting pre-construction inspections of the existing conditions of structures surrounding worksites. By way of explanation:

Existing Roadway Surveys

• A specially equipped van is driven to specific points to video and photograph the condition of the existing roadways, prior to construction beginning
• The survey is conducted to ensure the roadways are protected in the unlikely event of any damage

Rodent and Pest Control

• Clearing and preparing property for construction may cause the natural habitat of some rodents and other pests to be disturbed
• We are aware of this and are taking all of the necessary steps to minimize any impacts this may have on you or adjacent LIRR property
• We will deliver effective rodent and pest control, while at the same time minimizing the volume and toxicity of pesticides used by incorporating tamper-proof stations that limits any pesticides used to inside the stations
• Control techniques include a combination of pest monitoring, good sanitation practices, education, appropriate solid waste management, and the use of pesticides, when warranted, according to application techniques

Existing Structure Surveys

• Property located within a specified radius of anticipated construction work requires a pre-construction photo inspection
• The survey is conducted to ensure the property is protected in the unlikely event of any damage
• Vibranalysis Inc., an independent consulting firm, will perform the survey
• Inspection consists of photographs and written documentation, recording the existing conditions of the interiors and exteriors of the structures surrounding the site

Vegetation Clearing and Removal

• Within the right-of-way, crews will clear overgrown vegetation to allow for temporary utility relocation and to ensure train service reliability