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October 04, 2019
ADVISORY: MTA Officials to Discuss Weekend Replacement of 1911-Era Bridge in Garden City on Saturday, Oct. 5
At noon tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 5, MTA officials will be available for comments at the site of a former 108-year-old bridge that carried the LIRR Main Line over Nassau Boulevard in Garden City. The bridge will have been removed, and officials will discuss the weekend-long project to replace it with a new bridge, and how this work fits in with the overall LIRR Expansion Project to add a third track to the main line. WHO: • MTA Chief Development Officer Janno Lieber • LIRR President Phil Eng WHEN: Tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 5 – 12 noon WHERE: Corner of Nassau Boulevard & Merillon Avenue Garden City, N.Y. WHAT: Officials will be available to discuss the weekend-long project to remove a 108-year-old LIRR bridge and replace it by rolling in a new bridge that has been assembled nearby. The work is expected to be completed in time to re-establish LIRR train service for Monday morning’s rush hour. FACTS ABOUT THE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT: Existing bridge built: 1911 – 108 years ago, during the Taft Administration Existing bridge vehicular clearance: 11’6” – making it among the LIRR’s bridges most frequently struck by overheight trucks New bridge vehicular clearance: 14’0” New bridge width: 39 feet – bays for three tracks New bridge length: 47 feet Number of worker hours to construct and install bridge: 1,800 worker hours Amount of concrete poured for bridge abutment extension: 60 Cubic yards Number of commuters who will pass over the bridge each day: 107,000 riders per day using more than 250 trains per day

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ADVISORY: MTA Officials to Discuss Weekend Replacement of 1911-Era Bridge in Garden City on Saturday, Oct. 5