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Will the existing Passenger Station / Waiting Room building be demolished?
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Andrew Saucci wrote: ↑Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:04 pm I can see five of those poles from my office window in Carle Place. They are much taller than anything that is already there, which makes me wonder why they need to be so high. I also can see the beginning of the new overpass with elevator shafts. I only know what I can see from the office window; on my last essential trip to Manhattan three weeks ago, I elected to drive, and I've been avoiding taking the train from Carle Place on account of the construction anyway, so I haven't been any closer than the office window.The reason why they are so much taller is so that it doesn't take up much space. Honestly I applaud the LIRR for putting up the steel poles because it saves wood, and it reduces the chances of downed wires. The steel poles in Suffolk and Nassau County East of Freeport were erected from 1968-1980. The poles are actually reinforced, and thinner than most.
Head-end View wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 7:26 pm Matt, where are you getting that date for the School St. closing? Originally it was scheduled for June, I thought. But the sooner they close it, the sooner it gets completed.It's not just in New York, but in several states. Due to the pandemic where most people are staying at home, road projects are being completed ahead of schedule because the traffic volume has been cut to about 1/3 of what we normally see and there are less people walking around. This allows further uninterrupted schedules, and since the amount of trains is less (90% of the passengers are healthcare workers) that gives them more ample opportunity with chances of incidents involving people dropping. My source is aModernLIRR by the way.
MattAmity90 wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 8:21 amThat's also the case for the L train tunnel project, since that was finished ahead of schedule too. After all, it does make sense to get most of your construction work (or PTC testing like NJT right now) done while there are fewer trains and passengers while everyone is ordered to stay home.Head-end View wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 7:26 pm Matt, where are you getting that date for the School St. closing? Originally it was scheduled for June, I thought. But the sooner they close it, the sooner it gets completed.It's not just in New York, but in several states. Due to the pandemic where most people are staying at home, road projects are being completed ahead of schedule because the traffic volume has been cut to about 1/3 of what we normally see and there are less people walking around. This allows further uninterrupted schedules, and since the amount of trains is less (90% of the passengers are healthcare workers) that gives them more ample opportunity with chances of incidents involving people dropping. My source is aModernLIRR by the way.
The MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) on May 18 will begin reconstructing what is now the School Street grade crossing in Westbury, New York, into a two-lane grade separated underpass.
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The School Street project began with utility relocation in September 2019, followed by LIRR signal modification last month.
A new bridge to span the crossing is scheduled to be moved into place on Sept. 12-13, and the newly built roadway below the bridge is expected to reopen in November.
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