Sentences with phrase «funding road projects»

The lawmakers said new methods of funding road projects should be adopted including concession to construction companies with solid capital base and excellent track record.

Monies of this sort are normally earmarked for other county repair projects, however, the board unanimously agreed to fund our road project.

While not an engineer, it was Jefferson who made possible our young nation's first federally funded road project — what has since come to be known as «The National Road.»

In March 2010, DOT formulated key recommendations for state DOTs and communities to integrate the needs of bicyclists and pedestrians in federally - funded road projects.

Not exact matches

Whether the projects will pay off down the road is an open question: Some critics argue that China is funding them indiscriminately in a global pork - barrel push to build alliances.

When their funds ran dry after two years, they returned to work — Jason as an IT project manager and Julie as a marketing manager — and quickly devised a plan to take their lives on the road full time.

Pennsylvania Representative Bill Shuster, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has encouraged his Republican colleagues to consider raising the gas tax as a way to keep the Highway Trust Fund — which funds road, bridge and transit projects — solvent after 2021.

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.

The bigger, more expensive projects, such as roads, bridges and water pipe upgrades, will likely start getting funded in 2018, says Nazir.

FUNDING of community services, facilities and projects, roads, dual use paths and drainage have received high priority in the City of Bunbury's $ 28 million budget for 1999/2000.

First, it managed to attain an optimal shareholder structure on the project, namely 50.1 percent went to itself, 20 percent - to CNPC and Total, 9.9 percent - to the Silk Road Fund.

South Carolina, however, recently raised its sales tax per gallon from 16.75 cents to 28.75 cents to fund road improvement projects over the next six years.

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.

China has committed US$ 50 billion to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (a multilateral investment bank to support infrastructure projects in Asia's developing countries), as well as US$ 40 billion for the Silk Road Fund which will see China lead overland and maritime links throughout Central Asia and provide quicker shipping routes to the European market.

Joyce says the Victorian Labor government has unfortunately rejected federal funding, referring to the $ 1.5 billion for the East West Link road project.

-- «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;

Bridge repairs, resurfacing projects and flood resilience initiatives are among major local road schemes to have received investment this week under the Government's Challenge Fund.

«There may be some projects that were promised down the road that maybe were not well - funded,» Duffy said.

A USD $ 315 million facility to the Government of Ghana for road projects on the strength of Road Fund levies domiciled with UBA Groad projects on the strength of Road Fund levies domiciled with UBA GRoad Fund levies domiciled with UBA Ghana

We need State Lawmakers to assist their local taxpayers and provide mandate relief, and dedicate bank settlement funds to local roads and water projects.»

He therefore called on the Federal Government to fast track the release of funds to the contractor in charge of the project to ensure speedy completion in order to ease the hardship faced by the people plying the road.

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 2018 Proposed Budget prioritizes funding $ 69.1 million for capital projects and infrastructure work, of which $ 36.5 million would be used for road and bridge work.

He also gave initial funding for several large infrastructure projects, such as High Speed 3 (an east — west rail line across the north of England), Crossrail 2 (a north — south rail line across London), a road tunnel across the Pennines, and upgrades to the M62 motorway.

Najmi, otherwise a perfectly reasonable fellow, inexplicably yoked himself to the questionable «Make the Road by Walking,» a group of rabble - rousers for hire who bully local politicians into funding their dubious social service projects.

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 adults.

These Make the Road literacy or training programs are always folded into a larger project of «worker organizing» or «empowerment,» which require recipients to attend political meetings as an implicit condition of getting services that are, in fact, city - funded.

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.

I believe we should invest half of the Governor's strategic growth fund into shovel - ready roads projects.

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.

Ongoing Transportation Trust Fund negotiations and a statewide shut down of road projects has created a negative climate of public opinion.

Route 27 is a state road, and state budget woes in Albany may limit funds for these kinds of infrastructure projects.

President Buhari also listed some of Federal Government intervention activities such as the construction of the Pankshin - Tapshin - Gambrar - Sara - Kai - Gindiri Road to Metropolitan Construction Company Ltd; Execution of TETFUND Projects; Bail - Out Funds; Paris Club Refunds and N - Power Scheme and assured that the request for dualization and construction of the road from Abuja to Jos will be put into consideration given its economic viability and status as gateway extending to the North ERoad to Metropolitan Construction Company Ltd; Execution of TETFUND Projects; Bail - Out Funds; Paris Club Refunds and N - Power Scheme and assured that the request for dualization and construction of the road from Abuja to Jos will be put into consideration given its economic viability and status as gateway extending to the North Eroad from Abuja to Jos will be put into consideration given its economic viability and status as gateway extending to the North East.

«I have noted the request for refund of funds expended on the rehabilitation of the Jos - Bukuru - Mararaba Jema'a Road which is a Federal road project and other interventiRoad which is a Federal road project and other interventiroad project and other interventions.

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.

According to him, the State Government presently has a design for the reconstruction of the road as well as the funds to embark on the project but the Federal Government was yet to grant approval.

The Federal Government has disbursed the sum of N16.67 billion each to fund the construction and rehabilitation of 25 road projects across the six geo - political zones of the country.

In return, Smith allegedly promised them $ 500,000 in transportation funds for a road project in suburban Spring Valley.

Buhari said while the borrowed funds would be used to finance the deficit in the 2017 budget, they would provide funding for the capital projects in the budget, including the Mambilla hydropower project; construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; counterpart funding for rail projects; and the construction of the Bodo - Bonny road, with a bridge across the Opobo Channel.

What the law accomplishes is simply designating a specific funding source for road projects.

The plan that the board approved today, and that Albany will now spend months deliberating on, would fund a new fare payment system to replace the already - obsolete MetroCard; put $ 2.9 billion toward finally finishing the East Side Access project that will allow Long Island Rail Road passengers to disembark in Grand Central; allocate $ 1.5 billion to begin work on the second phase of the Second Avenue Subway, extending it from 96th to 125th streets; and fund countless other nitty - gritty, state - of - good - repair needs across the system's 5,000 - square - mile service area.

The Legislature's request for a list of additional critical roads projects that could be done with this funding has been ignored.

The money from Albany will fund 84 projects across the state to fix roads that were damaged by multiple winter storms.

The Legislature unanimously approved more than $ 26 million in road work funding at today's session, including these two important projects.

Erie County Legislator Kevin Hardwick cosponsored a resolution at the May 8, 2014 session to transfer $ 5 million from the undesignated fund balance, which is currently at $ 89 million, to allow for additional road projects this year.