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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. The bridge, in serviceRead more

A new LIRR Bridge and underpass tunnel will be pushed into place at the Covert Avenue Grade Crossing Elimination project in New Hyde Park over the course of a single weekend, August 24-25, during a double track outage. The entire massive new train bridge and tunnel structure is being completed adjacent to the tracks in preparationRead more

Excavation continues at the Westbury North Parking Structure. The installation of support of excavation (SOE) continues, and rebar continues to be delivered in advance of the concrete pour for the structure’s foundation. Up to 100 tons of rebar will be delivered for the foundation and 15,000 tons of dirt is being hauled away by truck. FoundationRead more

Significant progress continues on the LIRR Expansion Project from Floral Park to Hicksville. In an unusual feat of engineering that demanded precise coordination and a dedicated workforce over an uncomfortably hot weekend, the LIRR Expansion Project team jacked into place the new bridge structure at the Urban Avenue Grade Crossing in New Cassel. This integralRead more

Support of Excavation (SOE) walls have been erected and excavation completed at the Mineola Harrison Avenue Parking Structure project, and 500 tons of gravel have been spread. Work on the foundation will continue through autumn. 15,000 tons of precast concrete sections will be delivered to the site and will be used to build the structure,Read more

Construction on the new bridge that will eliminate the Covert Avenue grade crossing in New Hyde Park is nearing completion in advance of the bridge installation, set to take place over a single weekend August 24-25. The entire massive new train bridge and tunnel structure is being constructed adjacent to the tracks in preparation for installationRead more

On July 18th, New York State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages joined LIRR Senior Director, External Affairs Hector Garcia at the LIRR Expansion Project Community Information Center to discuss ongoing construction progress. Assemblywoman Solages viewed the exhibits on display, which tell a history and background of this historic megaproject, and took a site tour of some ofRead more

The LIRR Expansion Project team was delighted to receive personalized thank you notes from the stellar students of Girls Inc. of Long Island. In May, 27 young women from Westbury Middle School participated in the day’s activities at the project’s Community Information Center in Mineola. The students learned about the project, took a tour of theRead more

One of the bigger efforts in the LIRR Expansion Project “slid into place” last weekend in an unusual feat of engineering, when the LIRR rolled-in the new bridge at the Urban Avenue Grade Crossing Elimination Project in New Cassel. A time lapse video of the work is now available here: As always, you can findRead more

While most Long Islanders stayed indoors or headed to local pools or their Town beach, the construction crews from 3rd Track Constructors, Long Island Rail Road and MTA Capital Construction endured extreme heat – all in the name of progress. Over the weekend and in the record-tying heat, construction crews reached a significant milestone ofRead more