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2nd Avenue, between Herkomer Street and New Hyde Park Road to Close on July 22   Replacement Parking for On-Street Parking Impacted by Construction Available in Newly-Striped Parking Lot at 115 New Hyde Park Road   The New Hyde Park Road grade crossing in the Villages of New Hyde Park and Garden City is oneRead more

3TC is continuing to make significant and noticeable progress on the LIRR Expansion Project. We have crews all across the Main Line corridor, from Floral Park to Hicksville. In addition and complementary to the work you’re seeing our crews performing, you may see or hear LIRR forces working along the railroad right-of-way. These activities mayRead more

On June 27th, elected officials and municipal representatives from LIRR Expansion Project-adjacent communities attended the monthly AHJ (Authorities Having Jurisdiction)/Mayors’ Meeting at the Community Information Center in Mineola. Design-Build Contractor 3rd Track Constructors Executive Alan Paskoff and MTACC Deputy Project Director Tom McGuinness provided community leaders with a comprehensive construction update, including progress at ongoing construction activitiesRead more

Excavation and concrete pouring for the foundation of the Mineola Harrison Avenue Parking Structure is nearing completion. Excavation will be completed this month, while work on the foundation will continue through autumn. In late July, precast sections of the structure, manufactured in New Jersey, will begin arriving at the site for assembly. This will be followedRead more

The LIRR and Design-Build Contractor 3rd Track Constructors (3TC) collaborated with the Village of Stewart Manor, the Stewart Manor Fire Department and Nassau County officials to ensure the traffic detour at the Covert Avenue Grade Crossing was seamlessly integrated into the Stewart Manor July 4th Parade route. The Stewart Manor Fire Department sponsors the parade, a Village tradition forRead more

Construction of the new South Tyson Avenue Bridge is underway: the extension of abutment and wing wall is in progress, with bridge roll-in scheduled for August 17, 2019 and project completion on August 29, 2019. The viaduct carrying the tracks for the Hempstead Branch from Floral Park Station – where the Hempstead Branch separates fromRead more

New Three-Track Bridge To Carry LIRR Main Line Over Urban Avenue Stay Prepared and Review the Weekend LIRR Service Changes During the weekend of July 20-21, Carle Place Station and Westbury Station will be closed and there will be no train service between Mineola and Hicksville (in both directions). Please click here to review theRead more

The Westbury North Parking Structure is a new three-level, 683-space parking structure currently under construction near the Westbury Station north of the LIRR tracks and occupying the current surface parking lot south of Scally Place. The new garage will retain 106 surface parking spaces and will add a net increase of 474 parking spaces. TheRead more

Forms are now in place at Merillon Avenue Station to create the columns that will support the new platforms at the south west of the station. These platforms will accommodate longer 12-car trains. Demolition of the old platforms and construction of new, replacement platforms will continue into the fall of 2020. The installation of ADA-compliant elevatorsRead more

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 Westbury North Parking Structure and Westbury Station. AsRead more