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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

Eight of Eight Grade Crossing Eliminations Completed On Time and On Budget Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s LIRR Expansion Project is closing the Main Street railroad crossing in Mineola, the eighth of eight railroad crossings to be permanently eliminated on time and on budget as part of the project. The crossingsRead more

MTA C&D’s LIRR Expansion Project has moved along on schedule and on budget, despite all the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s been obvious from the undergrade crossing completions, bridge replacements and expansions and ongoing work on interlockings, station enhancements and installation of new substations. The continuing work of the project’s Community Outreach TeamRead more

Construction of the LIRR Expansion Project from Floral Park to Hicksville continues to advance, and we want your feedback. As part of this 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 commutersRead more

MTA Construction & Development met the challenges of 2020 with great success, as shown in AMLI’s year in review video. And though the accomplishments were impressive, MTA C&D has already turned it’s attention to a number of complex projects scheduled for completion this year. Among them: South 12th Street Grade Crossing Elimination – The grade crossingRead more

Photo Credit: MARC A. HERMANN/MTA NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT The LIRR Expansion Project was recently featured in The Wall Street Journal, highlighting that the project remains on schedule. You can read The Wall Street Journal article below, including more on what’s to come for the project.   New York’s LIRR Expansion Remains on Track MTA’sRead more

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Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes to get your train to your destination? Before 2018, individual, remote block towers controlled train movement through interlockings (how trains move from one track to another), including signals and switches. Starting in 2018, operations began migrating into a central room known as the Jamaica Central Control. WeRead more

The LIRR Expansion Project has always been more than steel rails, innovative engineering, and the end of those maddening crossing gates. In fact, from its earliest stages, the project has emphasized the importance of new landscaping and other design elements that would offer aesthetic improvements once construction was completed. Now, in the waning days ofRead more

Long Island has long been known as the Cradle of Aviation, a title well-deserved for its rich history and connection to the skies. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field for the first-ever transatlantic flight to Paris; Hellcat fighter planes were manufactured on Long Island during World War II and the F-14 TomcatRead more