The coalition that gathered outside the governor's office today also called on him to make sure that the MTA and Port Authority allocate 30 percent of all contracts for the planned Long Island
Rail Road expansion, the Newark Airport Terminal A redevelopment and the conversion of the Farley Post Office into the Moynihan Train Hall.
Not exact matches
Important too is that the Government not only considers the potential for an individual airport
expansion, but also how the surrounding
road and
rail infrastructure might support it effectively — and how a new runway can benefit the whole of the transport system and the economy of the country.»
His plans call for improvements at the MTA, an overhaul of Pennsylvania Station, a new LaGuardia Airport, a third track on the Long Island
Rail Road, an
expansion of the Jacob Javits Center, major upgrades to John F. Kennedy Airport as well as to air terminals in Long Island and the Hudson Valley — all on top of new
roads and bridges across upstate «like we've never built before.»
«Only their
expansion can address the coming «capacity crunch» and deliver sustained growth,» it says, adding: «Even airports as large as Bristol and Luton suffer from congested
roads and delay - prone
rail links.
Lagos State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Dr. Kadri Hamzat, has said that the state government must complete the on - going
expansion of the Lagos - Badagry Expressway to a 10 - lane
road that includes a light
rail system because it will usher in prosperity to the state.
«In the transportation sector, electrification and
expansion of both passenger and freight
rail and conversion of on -
road vehicles to electric drive, hybrids, and turbo diesels, coupled with the recently enacted CAFÉ standards, will allow total residual carbon emissions to drop well below 10 percent of today's levels.