26 THE COURIER SUN • SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com LIRR Mets-Willets Point station getting $9.7 million makeover BY ERIC JANKIEWICZ ejankiewicz@queenscourier.com @ericjankiewicz The Long Island Rail Road’s Mets-Willets Point station will be getting a $9.7 million renovation that calls for, among other things, an elevator to ease access from the platform to Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the National Tennis Center and Citi Field, according to the MTA. The funds come from the MTA and plans are currently being made for the project to be completed by 2016. The MTA hasn’t made a decision about the designs for the additions. But the plans are being designed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act by installing tactile warning strips at the edges of the platform and constructing new staircases with guardrails and handrails. An MTA spokesman said that designs will be complete by 2015. “The MTA and the Long Island Rail Road are committed to doing our part so LIRR customers with disabilities can attend the U.S. Open, Mets games and other special events that come to Flushing Meadows Park,” MTA Chairman and CEO Thomas Prendergast said. The renovations also include the extension of the platform to accommodate 12-car trains, a new canopy fully covering the platform, and new lighting and communication systems. The Mets-Willets Point station, located on the railroad’s Port Washington branch, is strictly a special events station, open only when the Mets are playing or the U.S. Open is underway. The station was opened in 1964 for the 1964- 65 World’s Fair, but it was built without special accommodations for people with mobility impairments. Photo via Wikimedia Commons The Long Island Rail Road’s Mets-Willets Point station will be getting a $9.7 million renovation. NEED A GETAWAY? Scheduled Bus Trips All Year Round Over 300 Tours to Choose From Five Convenient Pick Ups in NYC • Penn Dutch Amish; Sight & Sound Theatres • Lobster & Crab Feasts; Casinos & Shows • Cape May; Philadelphia; Outer Banks, NC • Newport; Boston; Providence; Baltimore • Cape Cod & Martha’s Vineyard; Ocean City • Coastal, Maine; New Hampshire; Vermont • Niagara Falls & Toronto; Montreal, Canada • Monticello & Shenandoah Valley, VA • Pear or Apple Picking & Shopping Outlets • Lake George; Train Rides; Lunch Cruises • Ohio’s Amish Country; Mystic Aquarium • The Adirondacks & Lake Placid & More Call For Free Brochure 718-238-2284 6812 3rd Avenue • Brooklyn, NY 11220 www.lmtours.net • info@lmtours.net Is Lymphedema serious? Yes. 10 million Americans serious! Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge for Lymphedema & Lymphatic Diseases SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 10AM CADMAN PLAZA PARK, BROOKLYN, NY www.LymphaticNetwork.org JOIN US FOR MUSIC, BEVERAGES, KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AND MORE!
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