Sentences with phrase «for federal highway»

Tom was most recently Chief Counsel for the Federal Highway Administration where he led the legal team responsible for the more than $ 40 billion Federal Aid Highway program.

(Sec. 1104) Authorizes appropriations through FY2020 for Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) administrative expenses.

Mr. Gomez serves as a Civil Rights Specialist for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in its Lakewood, Colorado, Resource Center, where he performs work in various civil rights areas, but his main focus is disability law, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

DOT has also established a Pilot Program for Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant recipients utilizing research authorities and authority under a General Provision in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act that enables such recipients to utilize local hiring preferences for purposes of evaluating the actual impacts on competition.

So for the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and the TIGER Discretionary Grants program administered by the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, we will use the same procedure to report monthly employment as we use to report employment for the periodic reports required by section 1201.

US Senator Chuck Schumer said he will push for federal highway funding to support any suggested improvements included in the final report.

The Park District and School District 200 jointly applied for a federal highway safety grant that raked in 80 percent of the project's cost, up to $ 871,000.

The committee also advanced the nominations of Matthew Leopold to serve as EPA's assistant administrator for the EPA's Office of General Counsel, David Ross to lead EPA's Office of Water, Paul Trombino III to serve as administrator for the Federal Highway Administration and to reappoint Jeffery Baran as a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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But he also revealed plans to promote consumption by converting federal fleets to natural gas, offering tax incentives to transport companies for converting their vehicles, and creating five highway corridors, each with a string of natural gas fuel stations.

For instance, last fall his council urged the federal government to ante up $ 40 billion for the CIB, in hopes of luring four times that much in private investment for infrastructure projects like toll bridges and highways, ports and power transmission networFor instance, last fall his council urged the federal government to ante up $ 40 billion for the CIB, in hopes of luring four times that much in private investment for infrastructure projects like toll bridges and highways, ports and power transmission networfor the CIB, in hopes of luring four times that much in private investment for infrastructure projects like toll bridges and highways, ports and power transmission networfor infrastructure projects like toll bridges and highways, ports and power transmission networks.

The federal government, for public safety reasons, will withhold some federal highway funds from states that set their drinking age younger than 21 but Congress has never tried to pass a law setting the drinking age nationally at 21.

Last month, GM paid a record $ 35 million fine for failing to promptly report the bad ignition switches to federal highway safety regulators.

People pay federal taxes in exchange for federal services — the military, interstate highways, and Medicare, for example; they pay state and local taxes for state and local services — education, public parks, and law enforcement, for instance.

Located at 666 Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale, The Poke House is open for lunch and dinner seven days per week from 11AM to 10PM.

Britax has taken this seriously and has developed technology that exceeds the federal standard for head excursion as well as performing twice as many tests as required by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The highway speed limit is the same (almost) everywhere in US because federal funds for maintaining the highways are specifically contingent upon satisfying the 65 MPH speed limit.

The omnibus spending bill now on the congressional launch pad is a something - for - everyone grab bag that contains a surprising amount of federal money for New York priorities, including rural broadband, the fight against opioidaddiction, and highway, rail and airport improvements.

At 10 a.m., Sens. Cathy Young and Joe Robach and Assemblymen Sean Ryan and Andy Goodell join national highway safety advocate Stephen Eimers in calling for the state and federal governments to remove «X-lite» guardrail systems from roads across New York, Room 174, state Capitol, Albany.

I thank the Federal Highway Administration, the New York State Department of Transportation, and Governor Cuomo for helping secure this funding so that residents and visitors alike can have more safe and accessible ways to enjoy New York.»

I worked hard on the highway bill to secure the federal funds for these important projects - and I'm thankful for the Governor's leadership on critical infrastructure projects like these.»

Last May, Inspector Michael Ameri, the well - respected head of the NYPD's Highways Division, killed himself after he was questioned by federal investigators as a possible witness in the case, after being suspected of obtaining police escorts for friends.

Hinchey also secured funding for infrastructure improvements along Kings Highway in 2006 and 2008 before the federal government purchased property there in November for the Army Reserve Center project from a group that includes John Mullen, a partner of Hinchey's in the Partition Street Project.

The nation's top highway regulator said his agency is working with New York to create a pilot program for the I Love NY highway signs dotting the state's roadways, which the federal government has long said are illegal.

The report also highlights the potential slowing of transportation aid from the federal government in the current 2014 - 15 fiscal year as Congress balks at increasing the 18.4 cent excise tax on gasoline, the primary source for replenishing the Federal Highway Trusfederal government in the current 2014 - 15 fiscal year as Congress balks at increasing the 18.4 cent excise tax on gasoline, the primary source for replenishing the Federal Highway TrusFederal Highway Trust Fund.

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.

As when Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings obtained federal drug crime fighting assistance from the High Impact Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program — but at a civic forum referred to the acronym as standing for «Highway Interstate Drug Trafficking Area».

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is calling on the Federal Highway Administration to fast track approval of a shared - use plan for the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

On Thursday, FHWA Acting Administrator Brandye Hendrickson sent a letter to DOT Acting Commissioner Paul A. Karas and New York State Thruway Authority Acting Executive Director Matthew J. Driscoll, notifying them that the federal government would be withholding an estimated $ 14 million from the nearly $ 1 billion it provides New York each year for use on such projects as bridge and highway improvements.

Rep. Engel said, «Sandy caused heavy damage in lower New York State and these funds, from the Federal Highway Administration, are for -LSB-...]

He said he is hopeful Congress can strike a deal to keep federal funds flowing to highway, bridge, and rail projects for the next three years.

At 2:30 p.m., Schumer announces that the recently passed federal transportation bill included an additional $ 40 million in Highway Safety Improvement Program funding for New York state, Ithaca Commons, East State and Aurora streets, Ithaca.

At 12:30 p.m., Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone will be joined by the Long Island Association, Association for a Better Long Island, Suffolk County Alliance of Chambers, small business owners and local elected officials to sound the alarm against federal tax reform, H. Lee Dennison Building, 100 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, Long Island.

«For years, the governor has defied the federal government and refused to remove illegal highway signs that his administration installed.

Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY - 22) urged the Federal Highway Administration to hold New York State accountable for its violation of established federal law through the commercialization of rest areas on interstate highway I - 81 in BingFederal Highway Administration to hold New York State accountable for its violation of established federal law through the commercialization of rest areas on interstate highway I - 81 in BingHighway Administration to hold New York State accountable for its violation of established federal law through the commercialization of rest areas on interstate highway I - 81 in Bingfederal law through the commercialization of rest areas on interstate highway I - 81 in Binghighway I - 81 in Binghamton.

The path was funded by a $ 7.8 million grant by the Federal Highway Administration with matching funds from the city and will make the busy Richmond Avenue safer for bicyclists and pedestrians.

Republican Congressman Richard Hanna is joining fellow New York Congressman Louise Slaughter in a push to restore federal funding for local public transit systems.The money would be cut in the new federal Highway bill.

Rep. Engel said, «Sandy caused heavy damage in lower New York State and these funds, from the Federal Highway Administration, are for repairing roads in designated counties, including Rockland, Westchester, and the Bronx.

Sen. Charles Schumer (D - NY) is calling on the Federal Highway Administration and the New York State Department of Transportation to unlock funds for the city of Utica to use in a new project.

By Sean Ryan A proposal to use a federal gasoline tax increase to pay for carbon - emissions research is frustrating builder associations that want the money for highway construction.

The bill would authorizes $ 81 billion in aid for ongoing response and recovery from 2017 hurricanes and wildfires, and would authorize Puerto Rico to use surplus toll credits to cover the local share of federal highway emergency relief.

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 improvHighway 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 improvhighway improvements.

The bill would remove a cap on federal highway assistance to U.S. territories for fiscal 2018 and 2019.

The protest caused heavy gridlock along the Lafia - Makurdi - Otukpo and the Makurdi - Gboko federal highways for over three hours.

About one - third of highway roads in New York qualify for federal funds.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), and New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) have issued a Joint Record of Decision (ROD) and Findings Statement for the Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing Project.

Federal officials worried that drivers on I - 690 would not be prepared for a traffic light, and backed up traffic, on the highway at odd times of the year.

Submitted a grant application to the Federal Highway Administration in conjunction with the Department of Public Works for Federal grants to assist in Highway Incident Management and Clear Roadway Polices.

Additionally, the Proposed Budget includes a $ 39 million 2013 Capital Budget (bonded component), which leverages an additional $ 19 million in State and Federal highway dollars for a total of $ 58.2 million for more than 60 projects (full list of projects included as a companion document).

In a statement Wednesday evening, DOT spokesman Joseph Morrissey said, «The preliminary DEIS with a preferred alternative can be available for FHWA (Federal Highway Administration) and agency reviews sometime in early 2019.»

The deputies union has separate actions pending before the Public Employment Relations Board, claiming it has the exclusive right to patrol the highways, and in federal court, claiming the county has refused to negotiate a contract in retaliation for not supporting Bellone's election.