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Budget may derail LIRR plan for second track

A plan to add a second track between the Long Island Rail Road's Farmingdale and Ronkonkoma stations may be on the chopping block if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is forced to scale back its proposed $28-billion capital plan, the LIRR's president said Thursday.

Helena Williams made the announcement during a public hearing in Mineola on the proposed plan, which aims to fund major...

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