Sentences with phrase «state road funds»

In addition to the TIFIA credit assistance, the project is utilizing $ 335 million in GARVEE bonds, $ 272 million in toll revenue bonds, $ 41 million Bond Anticipation Notes (premium), $ 276 million in federal funds and $ 76 million in state road funds.
State Senator Malcolm Smith explaining where a crooked real estate developer could get $ 500k in state road funding.

Not exact matches

Prime Minister Tony Abbott flew into Perth today to announce $ 500 million of extra Commonwealth funding for WA roads, while his finance minister Mathias Cormann kept up pressure on the state government to reciprocate by privatising more state - owned assets.
Wang Yiming, deputy head of the Development Research Centre of China's State Council, said at the forum that although many belt and road projects were funded by major financial institutions — including the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, New Development Bank, China Development Bank (CDB), the Export - Import Bank of China and the Silk Road Fund — there was still a huge funding gap of up to US$ 500 billion a yroad projects were funded by major financial institutions — including the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, New Development Bank, China Development Bank (CDB), the Export - Import Bank of China and the Silk Road Fund — there was still a huge funding gap of up to US$ 500 billion a yRoad Fund — there was still a huge funding gap of up to US$ 500 billion a year.
He criticized states for kicking the can down the road, living beyond their means year after year in a «never - ending sense of crisis» that results in «stop - and - go funding of vital programs,» such as those for infrastructure, education, pensions and city and county services.
This includes 6.5 mills that go to the state fund, 5.6 mills that go to Jefferson County's general fund, 7.9 mills that go to things like roads and bridges and another 8.2 mills that go to schools across the county.
The state's gas tax, which stayed at 27 cents per gallon for 24 years was raised 4.5 cents in July 2017 to fund road and bridge projects.
While the building and maintaining of our roads and highways to ensure seamless transport across our states has had a positive impact on trucking, the lack of stable funding for the interstate system is threatening Eisenhower's vision.
-- «Serious questions «about the benefit to the city of moving the northbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive to the west side of Soldier Field, especially if the $ 40 million project diverts state and federal road funds that could have been used elsewhere in the city;
Little did anyone know that what Peter Obi called cash - in - hand were basically investment in stocks, bonds and other non-performing equities arranged by Obi in his final days in office; long - term uncompleted assets that will not earn cash until they are completed; various sums spent in rehabilitating federal roads in the State for which re-imbursements may come in the distant future; computation of the State's share of the Excess Crude Account contributed as capital to the Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Fund in 2010, etc..
He said the ongoing rehabilitation works have also seen the repair of 117 federal government roads in the state, adding that if funds are available, more roads will be fixed.
Also at 10 a.m., Deputy Senate Majority Leader and gubernatorial candidate John DeFrancisco will comment on the «misuse» of at least $ 8 million in State DOT and Thruway Authority capital fund resources to install 514 illegal «I Love NY» tourism signs along highways across New York, «I Love NY» tourism signs near the Albany Airport Entrance, Rt 155 (Albany Shaker Road), Colonie.
«Working together, our accomplishments are many ---- a game - changing property tax cap, record support for schools and elimination of the GEA, a 20 - percent middle class income tax cut, six straight budgets that have held the line on spending, targeted investments that will create jobs and revitalize our economy, and critical road and bridge funds for every region of the state,» he said.
The discussion around the TZ replacement has been for the state to borrow from union pension funds to create a state run «infrastructure fund» which then finances road and bridge construction.
It is a recipe for disaster to allow billions in state funds to be contracted through state controlled non-profits, including SUNY Poly, Fort Schuyler / Fuller Road Management and SUNY Research Foundation — all of which are exempt from the bidding rules for state agencies, and exist in a deliberately designed legal gray area of non-accountability.
«What I believe here is that this gives the backing to the MTA and the Long Island Rail Road to stop payments, and as I've been reading in the news and hearing on the news is Amtrak, after the governor and our national representatives... have gotten together calling on Trump for federal funding, which I fully support, Amtrak came out and said that they have the money to do this fix,» said state Sen. Elaine Phillips, the bill's sponsor who also chairs the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee.
We need State Lawmakers to assist their local taxpayers and provide mandate relief, and dedicate bank settlement funds to local roads and water projects.»
Perhaps most importantly, the counties are pushing for using bank settlement funds for upstate road and water infrastructure projects and have the state invest in clean water infrastructure.
The Federal Government has taken over the funding of the construction of Kishi - Kaiama road and dualization of Michael Imodu - Ganmo road in Ilorin from the state government.
It seems fairly obvious that Make the Road, which receives millions of dollars from local and state government to provide social services, is siphoning some of that money to an ostensibly independent «Action Fund» in order to campaign for elected officials who will, lo and behold, allocate money to Make the Road.
New Building is One of the First Projects to Use State Medicaid Redesign Team Funding HCR Commissioner / CEO Darryl C. Towns was joined by Acting Commissioner of the New York State Division on Human Rights / Former New York City Council Member Helen Foster and other city and state partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of Boston Road, a new 154 - unit permanent supportive residence for older adState Medicaid Redesign Team Funding HCR Commissioner / CEO Darryl C. Towns was joined by Acting Commissioner of the New York State Division on Human Rights / Former New York City Council Member Helen Foster and other city and state partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of Boston Road, a new 154 - unit permanent supportive residence for older adState Division on Human Rights / Former New York City Council Member Helen Foster and other city and state partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of Boston Road, a new 154 - unit permanent supportive residence for older adstate partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of Boston Road, a new 154 - unit permanent supportive residence for older adults.
Boston Road is one of the first projects to use the New York State Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) capital funding to employ housing as a strategy for reducing health care costs.
It is significant to state that this road is a GoG funded project; no funds were sitting down for its continuoution from the NPP government.
«Our opponents are saying the roads, hospitals and the other projects are not edible and that my government is only incurring huge debts and embezzling state funds, but I want to ask them if people have money in their pockets but can't get any hospital to go to when they are sick, then you ask yourself what then is the use of the money?»
He stated then that the State presently has a design for the reconstruction of the road as well as the funds to embark on the project but was yet to get the go ahead from the Federal Government.
«We advise policymakers to take the fiscally responsible route — use these funds to address some of our essential infrastructure needs including deteriorating roads, bridges and sewers; and pay down some of the state's incredibly high and costly debt,» said Unshackle Upstate Executive Director Brian Sampson.
After releasing the city's $ 77.7 billion preliminary budget in February, the mayor's office has been critical of New York state, saying that it hasn't «adequately funded road and bridge rehabilitation and highway maintenance.»
In some late construction season news, the Legislature has finally seen the plans for the first road project to be paid for (partially) with PAVE NY funds ($ 2,019,000) that were granted to the county from New York State at the end of June.
Priority building projects including bridges, roads, parks, and flood control will create jobs and utilize state, federal, authority, and private funds.
However, the charge was withdrawn on a day the court earlier gave the anti-graft agency to produce its witnesses to establish that Orubebe diverted funds meant for the compensation of owners of property on Eket Urban section of the East - West Road in Eket, Akwa Ibom State.
Several states are tired of waiting for Congress to fix the federal highway trust fund, so they're considering raising gas taxes themselves to address their crumbling roads.
New York State lawmakers say they want to act quickly to spend the state's $ 5 billion dollar and growing surplus on an infrastructure fund to fix up roads and bridges, among other thState lawmakers say they want to act quickly to spend the state's $ 5 billion dollar and growing surplus on an infrastructure fund to fix up roads and bridges, among other thstate's $ 5 billion dollar and growing surplus on an infrastructure fund to fix up roads and bridges, among other things.
When asked what issues he would focus on to serve specifically the town / village of Harrison, Buchwald said that he would continue to push for the passage of a local hotel occupancy tax, attempt to relieve some of the property tax burden specific to Harrison, seek funding to repave the state roads within the town, and continue his support of the «great Harrison Central School District.»
Route 27 is a state road, and state budget woes in Albany may limit funds for these kinds of infrastructure projects.
Press Release from Eliot Engel's Office Congressman Eliot Engel announced last week, that $ 20 million in federal funds were awarded to New York State for emergency repairs of roads damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
Erie County has 1,200 center lane miles of road, more than the states of Hawaii, Rhode Island, or Delaware, and we should receive infrastructure funding that is commensurate with that road inventory.
DeFrancisco said he wants hearings to examine why emergency funds were used and whether the state's economic - development fund should reimburse roads and bridges funds
«Last month I wrote to all our state and federal representatives requesting emergency funds to help repair the road collapse on Tonawanda Creek Road east of Tranroad collapse on Tonawanda Creek Road east of TranRoad east of Transit.
Cuomo's 2015 budget has designated $ 1 billion for updating roads and bridges across the state, according to the Associated Press, but transportation departments downstate are receiving much more funding to improve their infrastructure.
They are also calling for the establishment of a multi-year state aid to local road, bridge and culvert program funded by a portion of the foreign bank settlement funds or from other available sources.
After all, he's the man who will negotiate the new state budget and have a major say on such issues as raising the minimum wage, getting bad teachers out of the classroom and increasing funding for buses and subways, as well as Metro - North and the Long Island Rail Road.
On June 28 we learned that New York State was providing towns and counties with state funding for roads through PAVState was providing towns and counties with state funding for roads through PAVstate funding for roads through PAVE NY.
US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is warning states of the danger of letting a federal fund for road and bridge repairs run out of money.
ALBANY, NY (03/02/2015)(readMedia)-- Local Road and Bridge Funding Crisis Draws 600 County & Town Highway Officials & Advocates to State Capital
Local Road and Bridge Funding Crisis Draws 600 County & Town Highway Officials & Advocates to State Capital Monday March 02, 2015 at 04:32 pm
Gov. Perry indicted on felony charges for abusing the powers of his office by carrying out a threat to veto funding for state prosecutors, investigating public corruption and Gov. Cuomo who could ultimately be indicted for obstruction of justice down the road, seem to both have a disdain for working within the law.
«We must ensure that CHIPS funding continues to be appropriately allocated (as) local municipalities around the state rely on these crucial funds to maintain their local roads,» he said.
Some $ 12.1 million in road resurfacing projects that will cover about 115 miles of state highway are the first of the» NY Works» transportation improvement projects that were funded under Cuomo's signed 2012 - 2013 budget.
Also at 11 a.m., construction industry representatives, government officials and transportation advocates hold a news conference to discuss the release of a report about road conditions in NYC and state, and call for increased government funding of public works and renovation projects; steps, City Hall, Manhattan.
He said, «I want to sincerely appreciate the efforts of Ogbeni Aregbesola on his intervention on federal roads in the state despite the paucity of funds.
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