LIRR Pledges Nearly $10 Million To Repair Crumbling Lynbrook Station

In response to both a letter and public questioning from state representatives demanding an overhaul of the Lynbrook train station, LIRR President Patrick Nowakowski stated that nearly $10 million will be spent on renovations there.

Advocacy to obtain funding from the MTA was a bipartisan effort from Senator Todd Kaminsky, Lynbrook Mayor Bill Hendrick and Assemblyman Brian Curran. Each had requested the MTA repair the station, which is marked by crumbling concrete in certain areas, as well as ice-filled craters on the platforms, and other similar problems.

"As part of the record MTA Capital Program secured by Governor Cuomo, the LIRR will invest nearly $10 million to overhaul the Lynbrook Station and make preventative repairs to the elevated rail structure in and around the station," the MTA said. "Customers at Lynbrook will benefit from a new, translucent canopy, brighter LED lighting, security cameras and new platform waiting rooms and signage among other improvements."

"Success! My office, along with Sen. Kaminsky's office, has been working on this vital restoration of the Lynbrook train station for more than a year," said Curran. "Great news for Lynbrook residents."

In January, Kaminsky wrote a letter to Nowakowski urging him to repair the structural cracks, flooded platforms and deteriorated canopies at the Lynbrook station. During a February Senate Transportation hearing, Kaminsky also challenged Interim MTA Director Veronique Hakim on overall poor performance by the LIRR, as well as the state of the stations.

"In light of the high level of ridership at the Lynbrook train station, as well as the hefty fares commuters pay, an overhaul of that station is long overdue," Kaminsky said. "This is why I have fought to make the Lynbrook station a priority. Government works best when we make changes before serious accidents happen, not after - and I am hopeful that will be the case here."

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