Long Island Rail Road Expansion Project

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Long_Island_Rail_Road_Expansion_Project
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infrastructure
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:LIRR_Expansion_Project
gptkbp:announced gptkb:Governor_Andrew_Cuomo
January 2016
gptkbp:completedIn 2022
gptkbp:component third track between Floral Park and Hicksville
gptkbp:cost $2.6 billion
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Long Island Rail Road Expansion Project
gptkbp:improves service reliability
reverse commute options
gptkbp:includes station improvements
bridge replacements
grade crossing eliminations
parking expansions
sound attenuation walls
gptkbp:length 9.8 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nassau_County,_New_York
gptkbp:mainContractor gptkb:3rd_Track_Constructors
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:MTA_Construction_&_Development
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Long_Island_Rail_Road
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority
gptkbp:purpose expand Main Line capacity
gptkbp:reduces congestion
train delays
gptkbp:serves gptkb:Long_Island_Rail_Road_Main_Line
communities along Main Line
gptkbp:startDate 2018
gptkbp:website https://www.amodernli.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LIRR_Expansion_Project
gptkb:Third_Track_Project
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7