Politics & Government
Truck Vs. Bridge Causes LIRR Delays
BREAKING: This incident comes just two weeks into the Long Island Rail Road's "Summer of Hell."
Commuters can expect delays on certain Long Island Rail Road branches in both directions on Wednesday afternoon due to a truck striking a bridge near Carle Place.
According to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, there are currently delays, averaging 13 to 18 minutes late, on the Montauk and Ronkonkoma branches.
This incident comes just two weeks into the Long Island Rail Road's "Summer of Hell." Starting on Monday, July 10, Amtrak launched an "aggressive" construction schedule, which affected as many as 10,000 LIRR customers' weekday rush hour commutes, the MTA says. Luckily, LIRR commuters are already used to hellish commutes.
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3:00PM train from Huntington due Penn at 4:11 is operating 11 minutes late due to an earlier truck striking a LIRR bridge near Carle Place.
— LIRR (@LIRR) July 19, 2017
3:11PM from Ronkonkoma due Penn at 4:34PM is operating 13 minutes late due to a late-arriving eastbound train in single-track territory.
— LIRR (@LIRR) July 19, 2017
3:03PM from Jamaica due Patchogue at 4:10PM is operating 15 minutes late due to an earlier truck striking a LIRR bridge near Carle Place.
— LIRR (@LIRR) July 19, 2017
The 2:14PM train from Penn due Ronkonkoma at 3:37PM is operating 18 minutes late due to a truck striking a LIRR bridge near Carle Place.
— LIRR (@LIRR) July" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/LIRR/statu... 19, 2017
Delays are subject to change. Check the MTA website for more information.
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