Sentences with phrase «metronet rail plan»

In an interview with Khaleej Times, Abdulredha Abu Alhassan, executive director of the Rail Planning and Projects Development at the RTA, described the plush amenities that were showcased in the prototype pod.

Ministers are hoping new tunnels and extensions to planned ones will end opposition to high - speed rail plans announced today.

CHA did some site design work for a solar panel factory that SUNY Poly is building in South Buffalo, and also has more than $ 30 million in various state contracts for everything from dam inspection to crafting a high speed rail plan.

David Cameron has mocked Labour's stance on the HS2 rail plan, describing Ed Miliband as «too weak to make a decision».

The PM jumps to his defence - sort of - by saying how marvellous the high speed rail plans are.

An independent panel assessing compensation claims for those affected by the government's high - speed rail plans is being launched today.

Governor Paterson Announces New High Speed Rail Planning Board and Grant for Related Facility in Niagara Falls Friday October 29, 2010 at 02:35 pm

The following statements were provided in support of the Governor's discretionary grant and the New York State High Speed Rail Planning Board:

ALBANY, NY (10/29/2010)(readMedia)-- Governor David A. Paterson was today joined by Mayor Paul Dyster; Senators Malcolm Smith and Antoine Thompson; Assemblywoman Francine DelMonte; Acting Commissioner of the Department of Transportation Stanley Gee; Bruce Becker of the Empire State Passenger Association and local stakeholders for a ceremonial bill signing establishing the New York State High Speed Rail Planning Board.

Senator Antoine M. Thompson said: «Establishing the High Speed Rail Planning Board and investing $ 2.5 million for a facility in Niagara Falls is a step in the right direction toward economic promise for Western New York and the entire State.

Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation Stanley Gee said: «I am proud to represent the Department of Transportation which is a permanent member of the new High Speed Rail Planning Board through which I am confident that we will be able to find ways to finance, design, build, operate and maintain a high speed passenger rail system that meets the needs of New York State now and in the future.

I am very optimistic that the New York High Speed Rail Planning Board will play a crucial role in putting our State on the fast track to creating jobs and a high speed rail passenger system.»

But thanks to other states rejecting their funding New York's rail plans got a new lease on life.

The HS2 rail plan was Labour's idea while it was in power, but this week the shadow chancellor appeared to question the cost of the project, and said there would be «no blank cheque».

Last year, Governor Paterson released the 2009 New York State Rail Plan, the first comprehensive update of the State's rail strategy in 22 years and a prerequisite for future Federal funding for rail capital improvement projects.

The federal government has reimbursed Wisconsin for money the state spent on a high - speed rail plan.

California is developing perhaps the most ambitious high - speed rail plans, a project that would include a mixture of shorter lines connecting Los Angeles to Anaheim and San Francisco to San Jose as well as a longer line traversing the nearly 1,300 kilometers between San Francisco and San Diego (with a branch through Sacramento).

With limited Federal rail funding available before the Recovery Act, no comparable capacity existed for rail planning.

The Iowa Department of Transportation received $ 400,000 to develop a freight and passenger rail transportation model which will expand on Iowa's existing statewide travel demand model used in rail planning activities and used to update its 2009 State Rail Plan (SRP).

The Nevada Department of Transportation received $ 640,000 to fund the completion of the Nevada State Rail Plan.

The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 outlines requirements for SRPs and that projects must be part of the rail plan to be eligible for capital investment grants.

Now, it's not lost on anyone that when President Obama proposed his high - speed rail plan, he specifically called out Spain as an example for America to emulate.

«The Obama Administration's bold high - speed rail plan will create jobs, reinvigorate our manufacturing sector and spur economic development for years to come,» said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

Preparation of a State Rail Plan that is compliant with the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 and Federal Railroad Administration requirements.

The Secretary shall establish minimum requirements, consistent with sections 22701 and 22702, for the preparation and periodic revision of a State rail plan, including --

contain a specific national intercity passenger rail development plan and a freight rail plan that are consistent with other Federal strategy, planning, and investment efforts.

The Secretary shall deem a State rail plan to be in compliance with this chapter if the State rail plan --

Completion of updates to Oklahoma's 1992 State Rail Plan to meet the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 and Federal Railroad Administration requirements.

Financial and technical assistance for Amtrak, high - speed intercity passenger and freight rail, environmental reviews, national rail planning, policy analysis, railroad technology research and development

Not later than 1 year after the publication of the national rail plan under section 22701 and periodically thereafter, the Secretary shall update each regional rail plan --

So we have to approach our rail planning to build up our passenger capacity at the same rate as our oil is reduced.

Stunning Rail Plan Most of the new high - speed links will not be considerably faster than European trains.

Sure, like the high speed rail plans, it didn't seem like enough money, but a couple billion can go a long way.

Our area has finally finalized light rail plans.

Also keep an eye on if CATS is leaning toward extending light rail to the area on their airport rail plan.

Not exact matches

CNBC's Jane Wells reports on California's proposal to build a high - speed rail system, but Congress could derail that plan.

Furthermore, the government said it wants to attract investments for the building of 10,000 kilometres of rail systems, and it plans to double the capacity of its freight rail networks.

The government's plans to electrify large parts of the rail network have been ditched.

The government of the Republic of Cameroon is planning to seek funding from China for the rail and port infrastructure at Sundance Resources» Mbalam - Nabeba iron ore project, allowing the Perth company to focus just on the mine development.

Kerrisdale Park is definitely the right side of the tracks: this neighbourhood is bounded on its west and north by the Arbutus Corridor, an out - of - service Canadian Pacific Rail line that runs through West Vancouver, and which has been the subject of years of urban - planning angst.

Local contractor MACA has won a $ 4.8 million contract to upgrade an intersection in Ascot which will pave the way for planned street closures as the $ 2 billion Forrestfield - Airport Rail Link gets underway.

In the emails, Clinton advisers discussed how to frame the candidate's «energy infrastructure» plan, which would call for replacing old pipelines, repairing rail tracks and improving the electric grid in a way that would appeal to labor unions, who had yet to endorse her at that stage.

By running the risk of higher deficits, the Trump plan could damage the credibility of Republican lawmakers who spent years railing against the rising national debt under former President Barack Obama.

CP Rail said it presented the Teamsters with new three - and five - year agreement options on Monday and planned to present the IBEW with three - and five - year options on Wednesday.

While the merits of building a subway line over a light - rail one are, in this instance, contentious, the move at least bucks a trend in Toronto, a city where subway plans are often scrapped — not formed on short notice (not to mention at a higher cost).

Bring back McTiernan and ask her to coordinate the next epic movement in rail transportation for Perth, is anyone else skilled and experienced as much as our previous planning minister?

«Wired is on track to conclude its IPO and execute its business plan,» he promised, railing against the «shoddy, if not malicious» news stories and crowing that «in the end, as F. Scott Fitzgerald put it, success is the best revenge.»

Desperate for access, companies were pushing Ceres to accelerate long - term plans to add crude hauling, starting with a C$ 1 million ($ 795 million) facility to transfer crude from trucks to rail and onto the BNSF system.

That's why Valero Energy Corp., the largest independent U.S. refiner, is planning to own 9,000 new rail cars by year end to bring in crude from Canada and the U.S.'s equally clogged shale oilfields to processing facilities.

The Dutch company and SMRT Services, a subsidiary of Singapore's rail and bus network operator SMRT, announced a joint - venture agreement on Wednesday, and plan to have pods operational on the Southeast Asian island by the end of the year.