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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

The women and men of 3TC, LIRR, and MTACC were hard at work this weekend as the new South Tyson Avenue Bridge in the Village of Floral Park was lifted and rolled into place. Prior to the bridge roll-in, members of the construction teams were on site to inform the community of the major milestoneRead more

This weekend, August 17-18, contractors installed a new bridge at South Tyson Avenue in the Village of Floral Park, lifting it and rolling it 13 feet into place during a double track outage on the Hempstead Branch. Finishing in a single weekend, full LIRR service was to be restored for the Monday morning rush onRead more

The South Tyson Avenue Bridge in the Village of Floral Park will be lifted and rolled 13 feet into place during a double track outage on the Hempstead Branch over the weekend of August 17th and 18th, with full service to be restored for Monday morning peak service on August 19th. Service on the HempsteadRead 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

The LIRR Expansion Project team continues its robust coordination with school districts throughout the project corridor. Throughout the project, the team has worked closely with Floral Park – Bellerose School District officials, given the proximity of John Lewis Childs Elementary School to the South Tyson Avenue Bridge replacement project. Collaboration between the school board, Village ofRead more