Long Island Rail Road – China Construction America Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:47:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.20 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and MTA Unveil Underpass at New Hyde Park Road as Part of Third Track /in-the-media/new-york-gov-andrew-cuomo-and-mta-unveil-underpass-at-new-hyde-park-road-as-part-of-third-track/ /in-the-media/new-york-gov-andrew-cuomo-and-mta-unveil-underpass-at-new-hyde-park-road-as-part-of-third-track/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2020 15:52:32 +0000 http://www.chinaconstruction.us/?p=2371 Continue reading "New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and MTA Unveil Underpass at New Hyde Park Road as Part of Third Track"]]> The underpass at New Hyde Park Road replaces an at-grade crossing that previously stood at the busy intersection, which was originally scheduled to reopen around Labor Day but was completed early. The LIRR 3rd Track Constructors (3TC) project team scheduled a 48-hour double track outage in July that led to the successful installation of the New Hyde Park Bridge.

3TC, a partnership between 天美传媒 Civil, Dragados USA, John P. Picone and Halmar International Construction, won the LIRR Expansion project in December 2017. The New Hyde Park Road crossing is one of eight to be eliminated as part of the Third Track project, which aims to build a 10-mile third track on the LIRR鈥檚 Main Line between Floral Park and Hicksville.

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]]> /in-the-media/new-york-gov-andrew-cuomo-and-mta-unveil-underpass-at-new-hyde-park-road-as-part-of-third-track/feed/ 0 LIRR Successfully Moves Rail Underpass in a Weekend Using Innovative Box-Jacking Method /in-the-media/lirr-successfully-moves-rail-underpass-in-a-weekend-using-innovative-box-jacking-method/ /in-the-media/lirr-successfully-moves-rail-underpass-in-a-weekend-using-innovative-box-jacking-method/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2019 17:53:23 +0000 http://www.chinaconstruction.us/?p=2222 Continue reading "LIRR Successfully Moves Rail Underpass in a Weekend Using Innovative Box-Jacking Method"]]> The team is using Italian engineering firm Petrucco鈥檚 box-jacking system which uses hydraulic jacks and spreaders to move the cast-in-place concrete box carrying the entire underpass and rail bridge into place in a matter of hours with limited disruption to railway traffic, according to Engineering News-Record (ENR). By innovatively adopting this method for the first time on six grade-crossing eliminations in the United States, the project team was ahead of schedule. 鈥淚t’s a huge leap forward from how LIRR traditionally does grade-crossing eliminations,鈥 according to Anthony Tufano, executive director of the mainline expansion project for LIRR.

As one of the busiest commuter lines, LIRR has 126 stops crossing Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island, providing transportation to the entire metropolitan area in various capacities. Phillip Eng, president of the LIRR told ENR: “I don鈥檛 know if you can find another commuter railroad that has this many grade crossings in such a short geographical footprint. I would absolutely recommend [the box-jacking method] to others. If it works for LIRR, it鈥檚 going to work for other railroads across America.”

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Box-Jacking Operation Moves Rail Underpass in a Weekend

]]> /in-the-media/lirr-successfully-moves-rail-underpass-in-a-weekend-using-innovative-box-jacking-method/feed/ 0 天美传媒 Civil Completes Replacement of First Rail Road Bridge of LIRR Expansion Project /news/cca-civil-completes-replacement-of-first-rail-road-bridge-of-lirr-expansion-project/ /news/cca-civil-completes-replacement-of-first-rail-road-bridge-of-lirr-expansion-project/#respond Mon, 03 Jun 2019 16:37:11 +0000 http://www.chinaconstruction.us/?p=1909 Continue reading "天美传媒 Civil Completes Replacement of First Rail Road Bridge of LIRR Expansion Project"]]> The newly built bridge is a steel structure with a single span and three tracks. It is designed for a service life of 100 years. To avoid the disruption of weekday commuting, the replacement had to be completed over the weekend within 48 hours. Following a strict and tight schedule, the crew worked to take down the existing rail bridge carrying the LIRR鈥檚 tracks over Cherry Lane and replace it with a newly assembled one efficiently and on time.

Third Track Contractors, a partnership between 天美传媒 Civil, Dragados USA, John P. Picone and Halmar International Construction, won the $1.8 billion LIRR Expansion project on Dec. 13, 2017. The project, from Floral Park in Queens to Hicksville on Long Island, is an important part of the $6 billion infrastructure improvement of New York鈥檚 Long Island Rail System. Considered the largest single-phase construction contract awarded by MTA, the project drew extensive attention from the New York government and locals. New York Deputy Gov. Kathy Hochul visited the project during construction to be with the team.

Initially built in 1834, LIRR has 126 stops in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island, providing transportation to the entire metropolitan area. Upon its completion, the commuting system of the Long Island area will be significantly improved and will stimulate growth of the regional economy.

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The newly assembled rail bridge takes the place of the 66-year-old Cherry Lane bridge.

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