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
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
While COVID-19 has kept many of us apart, it has also placed a renewed emphasis on the power of community. It has never been more important to be a good neighbor and lend a helping hand. Throughout the LIRR Expansion Project, 3TC has partnered with small businesses across the Main Line to ensure our project will minimally impact their work and theRead more
Beginning on Monday, December 7th, utility relocation will begin at Westbury Station. As a result, the eastbound lane on Union Avenue, between Post Avenue and Linden Avenue, will close for approximately six weeks excluding December 24 through December 26, as well as January 1 through January 3. Vehicular traffic looking to travel eastbound will beRead more
Construction of the LIRR Expansion Project from Floral Park to Hicksville continues to advance, with safety the top priority. As part of this Project, MTA Construction & Development and LIRR developed a series of environmental and community commitments to minimize construction impacts to residents, businesses, and commuters. The quarterly Community Scorecard Program was created toRead more
MTA C&D closed Willis Avenue and nearby east-west streets on November 30th to construct an undergrade roadway under both the Main Line and the Oyster Bay Branch. This is the final underpass to be constructed as part of the LIRR Expansion Project and the only one eliminating two grade crossings at once. Excavation will takeRead more
Video Channel
Video Channel