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At the core of MTA LIRR’s values is safety: for employees, contractors, customers and residents who live near our construction sites. Throughout the course of the LIRR Expansion Project, safety officials have been and continue to monitor every project element to make sure construction crews and nearby residents are safe during construction. The strength ofRead more

New Cassel Significant progress has been made on the LIRR Expansion Project from Floral Park to Hicksville, one of the region’s most noteworthy transportation infrastructure projects. While the duration and intensity of work depends on the project element under construction, the 3rd Track Constructors team is phasing in specific project elements to reduce the amountRead more

There’s a first time for everything…and as of Thursday, Sept. 6, pedestrians and drivers are able to, for the first time, safely pass underneath the LIRR tracks on Urban Avenue. At a ribbon-cutting event, local elected officials joined leadership from the MTA and LIRR to celebrate the reopening of Urban Avenue, which had been closedRead more

New Cassel Significant progress has been made on the LIRR Expansion Project from Floral Park to Hicksville, one of the region’s most noteworthy transportation infrastructure projects. While the duration and intensity of work depends on the project element under construction, the 3rd Track Constructors team is phasing in specific project elements to reduce the amountRead more

On Tuesday, August 6, 3TC’s Community Ambassador for New Cassel, Seth Sylvan (center), along with Dan Marcy, a member of the MTA-LIRR project management team, celebrated National Night Out at Martin “Bunky” Reid Park in New Cassel. Invited by Councilwoman Viviana Russell, Seth and Dan conversed with members of the community about the LIRR ExpansionRead more

Significant progress continues on the LIRR Expansion Project from Floral Park to Hicksville. In an unusual feat of engineering that demanded precise coordination and a dedicated workforce over an uncomfortably hot weekend, the LIRR Expansion Project team jacked into place the new bridge structure at the Urban Avenue Grade Crossing in New Cassel. This integralRead more

One of the bigger efforts in the LIRR Expansion Project “slid into place” last weekend in an unusual feat of engineering, when the LIRR rolled-in the new bridge at the Urban Avenue Grade Crossing Elimination Project in New Cassel. A time lapse video of the work is now available here: As always, you can findRead more

While most Long Islanders stayed indoors or headed to local pools or their Town beach, the construction crews from 3rd Track Constructors, Long Island Rail Road and MTA Capital Construction endured extreme heat – all in the name of progress. Over the weekend and in the record-tying heat, construction crews reached a significant milestone ofRead more

The LIRR Expansion Project team has made significant progress on the Urban Avenue Grade Crossing elimination project and, over the weekend of July 20-21, the team will undertake its most significant work milestone – the roll-in of the Urban Avenue train bridge and supporting structure. The newly-constructed bridge/structure will hold three tracks. The former grade crossing isRead more

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 the MTA LIRR’s Summary of Weekend Service Changes. As you know, at-grade railroad crossings have been problematic throughout the LIRR’s 185-yearRead more