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With wall construction behind New Cassel’s Dryden Street Elementary School now complete, MTA Construction & Development, MTA Long Island Rail Road, and the LIRR Expansion Project team have met yet another important community commitment. These walls will enable the LIRR to build within the right of way and serve as a sound barrier for passingRead more

Happy Arbor Day from all of us at the LIRR Expansion Project! In celebration, we encourage our community members to plant a tree, do some gardening, or simply spend time outdoors this weekend and enjoy everything nature has to offer. This appreciation of nature is among the many reasons why 3TC has placed a focusRead more

The LIRR Expansion Project from Floral Park to Hicksville, one of the region’s most significant transportation infrastructure projects, has ramped up in every community along the nearly ten-mile stretch of mainline track. Each month, 3rd Track Constructors (3TC) provides a descriptive narrative about the upcoming construction activities taking place in each village. To learn moreRead more

A new public art project at Merillon Avenue commissioned by MTA Arts & Design, LIRR and MTA Construction and Development celebrates the landscape of the community surrounding the station. The glass windows of two new elevator towers and areas along each platform are based on multimedia paintings by New York State based artist Cara Enteles.Read more

Rail Group on Air, presented by Railway Aged and Railway Track & Structures magazines and International Railway Journal recently spotlighted the success of the LIRR Expansion Project on its well-regarded podcast. According to Bill Wilson, editor in chief of Railway Track & Structures magazine and the host of the podcast, how the project is beingRead more

Work is beginning to resume on the LIRR Expansion Project following a temporary suspension of construction activities. Over the past several weeks, this transformative infrastructure project has been the focus of a rigorous review of safety protocols and procedures across the length of the corridor. With that review now complete, 3rd Track Constructors is restartingRead more

As part of the LIRR Expansion Project, MTA Construction & Development and LIRR have developed a series of environmental and community commitments to minimize construction impacts. The Community Scorecard Program was created to give residents, businesses and commuters a direct voice in the Design-Builder’s performance evaluations. We invite you to participate in this program andRead more

New Cassel Substation With the LIRR Expansion Project poised to increase capacity, what’s going to provide all the extra power needed to run those additional trains? Traction substations, eight of them to be exact, are in various stages of construction and will deliver the power necessary to accommodate the added electrical load. “Substations are integralRead more

As a reminder, the South 12th Street Grade Crossing will remain closed. Please see vehicular detour map below.Read more

The LIRR Expansion Project team is looking ahead to a productive year, while also looking back on the legacy of the Railroad and its infrastructure. As the first major milestone of 2021, the new Nassau 1 Interlocking System was commissioned over the weekend of February 27-28. Since 2018, LIRR crews have been working to migrateRead more