Significant progress has been made on the LIRR Expansion Project from Floral Park to Hicksville, one of the region’s most noteworthy transportation projects. While the duration and intensity of work depends on the project element under construction, the 3rd Track Constructors team is phasing elements to reduce the amount of disruption in any given community at any given time.
During the month of January, you will see crews performing the following construction activities in Westbury:
Completion dates are subject to change due to developments related to COVID-19
Westbury Station Enhancement Project
- On the north side of the tracks, crews are working on concrete and formwork for the support building
- Precast wall installation is ongoing on the North and South sides of the tracks.
- EJ Electric will be installing conduit on the North and South side of the tracks
- Westbury Station temporary platforms are open. Permanent platforms are closed on both the north and south sides of the tracks for reconstruction.
- Click here for up-to-date ingress and egress information
- Union Avenue is currently restricted to westbound traffic only for the duration of construction on the pedestrian plaza at the corner of Post Avenue and Union Avenue.
- There will be no parking between Post Avenue and Linden Avenue throughout this phase of construction.
- For the vehicular detour, click here
- Pedestrians needing to cross to the opposite side of the tracks will be required to walk west (via Union Avenue or Railroad Avenue) to Post Avenue
- Please click here for the pedestrian detour
- The parking lot on the south side of the tracks along Railroad Ave is currently closed while crews work on the south side of the station
- There will be no parking between Post Avenue and Linden Avenue throughout this phase of construction.
LIRR Work Along the Railroad Right-of-Way
- In addition to 3TC’s activities, you may see or hear LIRR forces working along the railroad right-of-way
- To avoid LIRR service interruptions during peak commuting hours, LIRR work along the railroad right-of-way may take place overnight and on weekends
- For more information, visit the post in the Community News section of LIRRExpansion.com
Upcoming Double Track Outages
- On January 15-16, in support of a switch removal in Queens Interlocking, both main tracks on the Hempstead Branch will be out of service.
- Buses will replace train service at Bellerose Station and between Stewart Manor and Hempstead on the Hempstead Branch. Regularly scheduled Hempstead Branch Trains will depart Atlantic Terminal making stops at Nostrand Avenue, East New York, Jamaica, Hollis, Queens Village, Floral Park and then will proceed via the Main Line to Mineola Station where customers will detrain for bus service to all stations between Stewart Manor and Hempstead. Customers at Bellerose Station will be accommodated by buses to/from Queens Village Station for train service.
- On January 22-23, in support of a switch removal in Queens Interlocking, both main tracks on the Main Line will be out of service between New Hyde Park and Hicksville.
- Extra trains will be added between Hempstead and Penn Station to serve as an alternative service option for customers traveling to/from New Hyde Park, Merillon Avenue, Mineola, Carle Place, and Westbury.
- Bus service will be provided for Mineola customers between Mineola and Hempstead for connections to and from points west.
- Bus service will also be provided between Mineola and Hicksville.
- On January 29-30, in support of signal testing, both main tracks on the Main Line will be out of service between Mineola and Hicksville.
- As an alternative, additional service will be provided on the Hempstead Branch on a half-hourly basis.
- Buses will replace train service between Mineola and Huntington.
- For up-to-date LIRR service changes, please visit https://new.mta.info/alerts
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