September 10, 2018
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Lynbrook LIRR Station to Undergo $17.9 Million TransformationInvestment to Renew Station's Infrastructure, Provide Upgraded Amenities to Improve Customer Experience
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LIRR President Philip Eng today announced a $17.9 million initiative to upgrade Lynbrook Station along the Babylon and Long Beach branches to harden LIRR infrastructure while providing upgrades for an improved customer experience.
After speaking with LIRR customers in various settings including at LIRR Customer Conversations events over the last several months, President Eng and senior LIRR staff held several discussions and meetings with local elected officials to review the needs of this station to ensure that the improvements meet both LIRR's operational needs as well as the needs of residents and customers.
"Since joining the LIRR in April, I've taken a hard look at our system, operations and capital projects with a focus on making decisions to prioritize necessary initiatives and get them finished sooner rather than later," LIRR President Phillip Eng said. "Lynbrook Station is in need of these repairs and I look forward to giving customers who use this location an upgraded station that they deserve while hardening our infrastructure for decades to come."
The $17.9 million project scope, funded through the current capital program, includes:
This work is set to begin in Spring 2019, with expected completion by the end of 2020.
Additional funding will be sought as part of the next capital program starting in 2020 for a proposed second phase of improvements on the street level that would include:
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