
The approved grants were awarded through a competitive process, based upon criteria such as key safety messages, target audiences, and evaluation methods.
The approved grants were awarded through a competitive process, based upon criteria such as key safety messages, target audiences, and evaluation methods.
Major construction on the third track began in late 2018 and when fully opened later this year commuters along the Main Line corridor will have a mass transit solution that reduces road congestion and improves safety.
She will succeed Phillip Eng, who is retiring after nearly four years as LIRR president.
Using technology developed by the LIRR, customers can now turn to Google Maps in addition the LIRR Train Time app to see the number of seats available in each car at any given moment so that they can make informed decisions based on the real-time data of how many customers are on each train car.
The project is the largest new train terminal to be built in the U.S. since the 1950s and the first expansion of the LIRR in more than 100 years.
Mask usage in the system remains high, with more than 98% of customers wearing a mask when riding mass transit.
Changes to digital screens, station announcements, and the agency’s Train Time app will detail real-time seat availability for approaching trains by a customer’s location.
The completion of the federally mandated technology project comes in ahead of the Dec. 31 deadline.
The East Side Access project, which extends the LIRR from Queens to Grand Central, is scheduled for completion in 2022 and is expected to bring up to 160,000 additional commuters to this bustling transit area each day.
Service on the Port Jefferson, Montauk, Oyster Bay, and Greenport branches has now been restored after suspensions due to downed trees, utility poles, and power lines caused by the most damaging winds since Superstorm Sandy.
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