Meng Hails Plan to Install Elevators at Murray Hill LIRR Station in Flushing
February 7, 2018
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today hailed plans to install elevators at the Murray Hill Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) station in Flushing.
Under the initiative, the LIRR will install two new elevators to make the station compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The elevators, which will cost $8.6 million, will connect riders from the street level to the platforms below. One elevator will be located at the westbound entrance and the other will be situated on the eastbound side. Construction is set to begin in early March.
"The planned elevators for the Murray Hill LIRR stop will be a tremendous benefit to those who use this facility," said Meng. "It will greatly improve the accessibility of the station and finally make it handicap accessible. I thank the LIRR for undertaking this important and much-needed project, and I look forward to its expected completion in the spring of 2019."
The project will also include the installation of new security cameras throughout the station, new communications and fire alarm systems, needed electrical service upgrades, new LED lighting in the areas of both elevators, and the repainting of existing retaining walls.
The Murray Hill station, which is located at 150th Street and 41st Avenue, is part if the LIRR's Port Washington branch.
In addition to the Murray Hill stop, Meng has worked to secure an overhaul of the Flushing-Main Street LIRR station, a $24.6 million project – that also includes the installation of elevators – which is scheduled to be completed in the first half of this year. She has also worked and advocated for the rebuilding and reopening of the shuttered LIRR station in Elmhurst.