LIRR To Renew Railroad Crossing In Greenport

GREENPORT, NY — With an eye toward safety of both motorists and train passengers, the Long Island Rail Road is slated to renew the Silvermere Road railroad crossing in Greenport.

Work is slated to take place on Wednesday, May 17, between 6 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. The work will include a rehabilitation of the asphalt railroad crossing surface, as well as the tracks, including the steel rails and adjacent wooden ties, and the compacted stone bedding the ties rest in, which is known as ballast, a release from Southold Town explained.

To enable the work, the Ronkonkoma branch’s track will be taken out of service, and vans will substitute for portions of the two Ronkonkoma branch trains scheduled to travel east of Riverhead.

In addition, Silvermere Road will be closed at the location of the railroad crossing.

The LIRR advises customers traveling to or from Mattituck, Southold or Greenport to plan for additional travel time and to be prepared to transfer between trains and buses in Riverhead.

Motorists seeking to access destinations south of the railroad crossing are advised that the roadway will be closed between 6 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Residents wishing to travel during the specified time period should plan ahead and pre-park their cars to the north of the crossing in advance of the closure. Pedestrian travel around the crossing will be permitted throughout the work outage.