The Metropolitan Transit Authority/Long Island Rail Road (MTA/LIRR) will be rehabilitating the Nassau Boulevard grade crossing during the weekends of July 16 and July 23. The work will require the 24-hour closure of Nassau Boulevard between 8 a.m. Saturday through 8 a.m. Sunday on both weekends. During prep work, Nassau Boulevard was also closed Saturday, July 9, for eight hours - 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Northern and southern limits of the road closure include Stewart Avenue on the northern side and Salisbury Avenue on the southern side. Road closure signs will indicate local traffic only. Residents who need access to their properties will be permitted to drive on the sections of closed roadway throughout the rehabilitation work.

While the crossing rehabilitation work is being performed, one of the two tracks at the crossing will be done each weekend. The old crossing material (rubberized panels) and the wooden ties, rail and ballast will be removed. The new track structure will then be installed - including new concrete ties, new rail and ballast, as well as new concrete crossing panels.

Once the crossing has been rehabilitated, the blacktop road surface will be installed to provide a smooth transition between the roadway and the crossing. This work will be performed Monday, July 25, through, Wednesday, July 27 and will only require partial road closures.

Vehicles will not have use of all four Nassau Boulevard lanes during this period. Specifically, while two lanes of Nassau Boulevard will be paved on one day, the other two lanes will be used for north and south traffic - one lane in each direction. The following day, when the other two lanes are being paved, the newly paved lanes will then be used for north and south traffic - one lane in each direction.

While work is in progress, LIRR and MTA police will be on hand for road and pedestrian traffic control. Garden City police will be in the area as well. Further, the MTA/LIRR is contacting Nassau County police, local fire and ambulance departments and area hospitals of the upcoming work and road closure.

This project is not part of the MTA/LIRR's Main Line Corridor Improvements Project since the Nassau Boulevard station is part of the Hempstead Line. When the crossing is fully rehabilitated, it will not require renewal for approximately 30 years, according to MTA/LIRR officials.