MTA Long Island Rail Road President Patrick A. Nowakowski, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano, State Senator Jack M. Martins (R,I,C - Mineola), State Assemblyman Michael Montesano (R, I, C – Glen Head), County Legislator Laura Schaefer (R-Westbury) and Village of Westbury Mayor Peter I. Cavallaro will cut the ribbon opening the new $17.5.million Ellison Ave. Bridge to vehicular and pedestrian traffic at 3 p.m. Friday, April 15 at Ellison Ave. and Broadmoor Lane on the south side of the railroad right-of-way. New bridge, which spans the LIRR’s Main Line between Carle Place and Westbury stations was a design-build project completed in one year and financed by MTA Capital Program.

ATT: PHOTO EDITORS: The demolition last May of the old Ellison Ave. Bridge is available in time-lapse video at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VYjUV8h8Qc, as his the installation of a major portion of the new bridge last fall  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR7hNaUK91I by the contractor Posillico Civil Inc. of Farmingdale L.I. It still makes for good viewing on You Tube and illustrates the advantages of the design-build process championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

WHO: LIRR President Patrick A. Nowakowski, County Executive Edward P. Mangano, State Senator Jack M. Martins, Assemblyman Michael Montesano, County Legislator Laura Schaefer and Village of Westbury Mayor Peter I. Cavallaro

WHAT: Ribbon Cutting/Grand Opening for new Ellison Ave. Bridge

WHEN: Friday, April 15, 2016 at 3 PM

WHERE: Ellison Ave. between and Broadmoor Lane, Westbury, L.I.

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