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A third track to improve local connectivity and commuter flow

Location
Floral Park-Hicksville, New York
Offices
Client
  • Metropolitan Transportation Agency
  • Long Island Rail Road
Partners
  • 3rd Track Constructors (3TC):
  • Dragados USA, Inc.
  • John P. Picone Inc, CCA Civil, Inc.
  • Halmar International LLC
Awards
ACEC New York Diamond Award (Category H – Transportation) & ACEC National Grand Award, 2024
ASCE Long Island Branch Project of the Year – Design/Build Award, 2024
News
Stantec earns national engineering design award

Long Island Rail Road Expansion

Originally built in the early 1800s, the Long Island Rail Road—specifically, the portion between Floral Park and Hicksville—consisted of two tracks serving about 50,000 people. Today, those same two tracks serve closer to three million. The community needed a better solution, and recognizing that need, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority selected our team to design and build a third track to support this 9.8-mile mainline rail.

The challenge? Ensure continued safety, with minimal impact to commuters, revenue service, or adjacent communities. The goal is to reduce delays and add flexibility—while also planning for future system-wide growth. In addition to the installation of a third track within the nation’s busiest commuter rail service right of way, the project also includes the elimination of seven street-level grade crossings (improving public safety and roadway conditions). The plan also focuses on station refinements and modifications as well as related improvements to railroad signal, power, and communication systems. 

With these changes, commuters will enjoy an upgraded experience and local communities will get reduced air/noise pollution. The project will also accommodate reverse and intra-island commuting service through this corridor, providing additional capacity to Grand Central Terminal and the east side of Manhattan. 

Location
Floral Park-Hicksville, New York
Offices
Client
  • Metropolitan Transportation Agency
  • Long Island Rail Road
Partners
  • 3rd Track Constructors (3TC):
  • Dragados USA, Inc.
  • John P. Picone Inc, CCA Civil, Inc.
  • Halmar International LLC
Awards
ACEC New York Diamond Award (Category H – Transportation) & ACEC National Grand Award, 2024
ASCE Long Island Branch Project of the Year – Design/Build Award, 2024
News
Stantec earns national engineering design award

Expanding the busiest commuter line in the US

Learn how Stantec worked on this megaproject with 3rd Track Constructors, the Long Island Rail Road, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

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