Sentences with phrase «bridge authority officials»
Public Bridge Authority officials say they're focused on expanding the Peace Bridge Plaza on the American side because it will improve traffic flow.
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Last week's news that the state will replace the toll booths at the Grand Island bridges with a cashless, automatic tolling system is inspiring a group of elected officials to push the state Thruway Authority to bring the same system to the Williamsville and Lackawanna tolls.
NEWARK — David Wildstein, a former top official at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, admitted in federal court today that he conspired with two other allies of Governor Chris Christie to close lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge.
During a Senate hearing on Monday, Long Island Republican Carl Marcellino asked M.T.A. officials whether tolls on the East River bridges might allow the authority to lower them on bridges in the outer boroughs — a premise of the congestion pricing plan (Gridlock) Sam Schwartz is championing.
«I request that you work with my administration to convene a task force of Thruway, state, federal and local officials to explore ways to reduce these increases,» Cuomo wrote in the letter to the authority, which praised its work on the environmental impact statement «We have done this successfully in similar situations where a bridge crossing is a necessity for local residents.»
Elmendorf urged top officials at the Thruway Authority earlier this year to focus on road repairs, noting more than 600 of the 809 bridges on the system are more than 60 years old.
Supporters of the bill say they now fear that the governors will reject the bill because it would erode the control they share evenly over everything the Port Authority does — whether running airports and bridges, hiring politically connected officials or awarding billion - dollar contracts to benefit political allies.
As of right now, bridge costs, thanks in part to a proposed $ 1.1 billion bond from the state Thruway Authority, are covered through the remainder of 2016 and possibly through the first quarter of 2017, according to administration officials.
DOT officials announced on Feb. 2 that all of the remaining signs would be taken down to make way for a new tourism campaign and signage — a day after Highway Administration acting Administrator Brandye Hendrickson sent a letter to DOT and New York State Thruway Authority officials, saying the federal government would withhold an estimated $ 14 million from the nearly $ 1 billion it gives New York annually for bridge and highway improvements.
At 11 a.m., Greyhound executives join Port Authority and New York City officials to kick off new interstate bus service operating daily from the newly renovated George Washington Bridge Bus Station, Fort Washington Avenue between 178th and 179th streets, Manhattan.
Despite the attention of local officials and numerous meetings with bridge authorities, Salisbury Point residents -LSB-...]
Last week's news that the state will replace the toll booths at the Grand Island bridges with a cashless, automatic tolling system is inspiring a group of elected officials to push the New York State Thruway Authority to bring the same system to the Williamsville and Lackawanna tolls.
I learn about the lieutenant governor coming to town to continue the charade of Cuomo - driven improvements to the Peace Bridge; Mark Poloncarz's endorsement of Byron Brown, a mayor he has little use for; the latest shenanigans at the Erie County Water Authority; and the compelled testimony by city officials about how they play the patronage game.
She noted that the state Thruway Authority, which is seeking to find a revenue source to pay for work on the Tappen Zee Bridge, has declined to say what Pilgrim Pipeline officials would pay for a lease along the highway.
ALBANY — The state Public Authorities Control Board on Wednesday approved a controversial loan for the Tappan Zee replacement bridge, but not before the amount was cut in half without explanation and officials admitted for the first time there would be a toll hike to pay for the project.
Bill Baroni, a former Port Authority official who was indicted in the George Washington Bridge scandal, said, «I would never risk my career, my job, my reputation for something like this.»
January 31, 2014 • In a letter released by his attorney, the Port Authority official who personally oversaw the George Washington Bridge lane closures is alleging that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie knew about the action.