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The Covert Avenue grade crossing has come a long way since the 1940s. During the successful bridge push-in the weekend of August 24-25 in New Hyde Park, esteemed LIRR historian Dave Morrison stopped by the construction site to enlighten construction crews and onlookers about the grade crossing’s storied history. “Looking at photographs of the CovertRead more

The LIRR Expansion Project team is continually working to meet community and environmental commitments throughout the project corridor as construction of this important infrastructure initiative progresses. In Garden City, the outreach team has worked to keep the community informed about ongoing work and minimize interference from construction activities. Responding to feedback, contractor 3TC’s representatives AndyRead more

On a ‘roll’: This past weekend, LIRR and 3TC contractors completed yet another milestone toward the LIRR Expansion Project, this time at the Covert Avenue railroad crossing in New Hyde Park. Over the weekend, 3TC Community Ambassadors and LIRR Expansion Project Team members from various disciplines engaged residents and onlookers, explaining the work at the siteRead more

Over a single weekend, August 24-25, crews from LIRR and 3rd Track Constructors worked around the clock to successfully “push” into place the new bridge and underpass structure for Covert Avenue in the Village of New Hyde Park as part of the LIRR Expansion Project Floral Park to Hicksville. You can watch the work from startRead more

New Hyde Park 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 theRead more

Over the weekend, construction crews successfully installed a newly constructed bridge and underpass tunnel at the Covert Avenue grade crossing in the Village of New Hyde Park. The elimination and replacement of the grade crossing marks yet another major milestone achieved by 3rd Track Constructors and MTA-LIRR crews, as part of the LIRR Expansion Project.Read more

Over the weekend of August 24-25, the grade crossing at Covert Avenue in the Village of New Hyde Park will be eliminated and replaced with a newly constructed bridge that will hold three tracks, along with a two-lane grade-separated underpass and pedestrian sidewalk. The project is currently underway, and the gallery below highlights just howRead more

Residents that live in and around the Main Line of the LIRR, along with the hundreds of thousands of commuters that pass through the LIRR Expansion Project corridor have seen, firsthand, true feats of engineering. From the first “roll-in” of the new Cherry Lane Bridge in Carle Place, to the installation of the track overpassRead more

In recent weeks, Camille Koorey and Judy White, LIRR Expansion Project Community Ambassadors have been meeting with the New Hyde Park community and discussing the upcoming major weekend work at Covert Avenue, which will eliminate the railroad crossing there. Beginning late evening on Friday, August 23 and concluding in the early morning of Monday, AugustRead more

On the heels of last weekend’s successful South Tyson Avenue Bridge roll-in, crews from 3rd Track Constructors and MTA-LIRR will be out in force in New Hyde Park this coming weekend, August 23-26, to “push” in the bridge structure for the Covert Avenue Grade Crossing Elimination.     If you live in or have traveledRead more