Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) today thanked the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for including a ten week extension of weekend Long Island Railroad (LIRR) service provided to Montauk in the proposed 2015-2018 Financial Plan and the July Financial Plan.

According to the Plan, seasonal weekend service to Montauk would be extended for ten additional weeks, beginning in October 2014. This expanded service would support the increasing popularity of the region during early spring and fall.

Assemblyman Thiele noted, “With the East End’s growing reliance on the tourism industry, our economy is dependent on getting people out here. By providing more weekend service to Montauk, we would be putting more resources into the hands of our local year-round business owners and their families.”

July Financial Plan, 2015-2018 is accessible at: http://web.mta.info/mta/budget/july2014.html.