State DOT refuses to sign off on $10 land sale that could modernize Long Island’s busiest LIRR line

Source: New York Post

The state Department of Transportation seems ready to run out the clock on a $10 deal to help electrify Long Island’s busiest LIRR line, Suffolk officials charged Monday. Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine called out the DOT for stonewalling an infrastructure project he said would clean up both the delay-ridden commute and the environment — all over a pending purchase between Suffolk and the Metropolitan Transportation Agency. If DOT does not sign off on the agreement by June 30, the contract will become void, according to Suffolk officials.