MTA Long Island Rail Road Unveils Renovated Mastic-Shirley Station

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) today announced substantial completion of the renovation project at the Mastic-Shirley station on the Montauk Branch. This renovation brings the station to a state of good repair and modernizes the station with a new sheltered 2,000-square-foot-plaza area featuring historic photos where the 65-year-old station building used to be, a reconstructed platform shelter, new LED lighting throughout for a brighter environment, complemented with illuminated bollards, a digital information screen, and an upgraded security and communication system.

Additionally, crews made concrete repairs to the platform, under-platform support, the ADA accessible ramp, replaced the entire platform tactile strip, and installed a new wave-shaped bike rack as Mastic-Shirley was one of seven LIRR stations to receive additional bike parking under the MTA’s Bike, Pedestrian, and Micromobility Strategic Action Plan. Project crews also refinished and repainted railings throughout the station – across the platform, staircases and the accessible ramp – furnished new station signage, put up a LIRR system map, and included new benches, granite seating and granite planter.

The project is on track to be finished within budget of $7.49 million. The work was performed by LIRR in-house teams and Orange County Engineering (OCE) Contracting, a Wallkill, New York-based contracting company that participates in the MTA’s Small Business Mentoring Program, which seeks to increase and facilitate the participation of small businesses, including Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs).

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