Sentences with phrase «highway bridge in»

In 2002, several queers set up a camp under a highway bridge in Tel Aviv, just a few hundred meters from the huge Gay Parade taking place at the same time.

Three people described as transients were in custody Friday in connection with the fiery collapse of an interstate highway bridge in Atlanta.

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In the United States, those systems, the backbones of our highways, bridges, levees, power grids and pipelines are crumbling.

Mills compared the need to invest in infrastructure such as highways, roads, and bridges to investment in high - speed broadband in the past two decades, which has enabled a lively app economy, which in turn has spawned nearly a million jobs, as well as an entirely new cloud computing industry worth $ 45 billion that touches some 6 million small businesses.

BGC Contracting has won a contract to manage a $ 58 million upgrade to a section of highway in NSW, including construction of 300 - metre long bridge.

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 networks.

Companies in this industry lease out equipment for activities related to air, sea, and rail transport, as well as construction of highways, roads, tunnels, bridges, and oil drilling.

We will make substantial investments through Parks Canada to improve the highways, bridges and dams located in our National Parks and along our historic canals.

This includes $ 2.3 billion for the replacement of the aging Massey Tunnel with a new 10 - lane bridge, $ 731 million in transit infrastructure, $ 198 million for Highway 1 Lower Lynn Corridor improvements at the north end of the Second Narrows Bridge, and $ 70 million for the new, seventh counter-flow lane on the Alex Fraser Bbridge, $ 731 million in transit infrastructure, $ 198 million for Highway 1 Lower Lynn Corridor improvements at the north end of the Second Narrows Bridge, and $ 70 million for the new, seventh counter-flow lane on the Alex Fraser BBridge, and $ 70 million for the new, seventh counter-flow lane on the Alex Fraser BridgeBridge.

The Board will also continue to advocate for critical non-transit related investments in Canada's Pacific Gateway, including our roads and highways, bridges, rail network, and our port.

Housing affordability topped the list, identified by 40 per cent of respondents, followed closely by the need to invest in public transit as well as broader transportation infrastructure, such as roads, bridges and highways.

Trevena said it fails to address how the B.C. Liberals will correct years of mismanagement in many important parts of our transportation infrastructure, including with BC Ferries, the Port Mann bridge and urgent upgrades to Highway 1.

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The artist or engineer does not simply respond or record, but creates; yet to be successful that creation must respect «the grain in the stone» from which a statue is carved or the malleability of steel from which a bridge is built, the acoustic environment of the concert ball or the natural environment of a highway right - of - way.

«Two weeks ago, in the midst of a series of subway and LIRR breakdowns, the governor spent an entire day celebrating a new highway bridge.

The $ 390 million shift from Capital to SOF includes operating costs related to snow and ice removal; bus, truck and rail inspection; and DMV regulatory activities that are currently accounted for in the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund.

In a rough outline, the governor touted public - private partnerships (or PPPs, as they're known) as a key mechanism to pay for «the repair and development of highways, bridges and major construction projects.»

CIHT Employer Award for Excellence in Skills Development supported by the Highways Agency Amey - Bridging the Industry Skills Gap

The Legislature in July last year backed legislation that would name the new bridge in honor of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's father, while also approving legislation to name a park after former Assemblyman Denny Farrell and stretch of highway after Sen. Bill Larkin.

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 Vermont, over 500 miles of state roads were damaged and 34 state highway bridges had to be rebuilt.

Since signed into law in 2011, the Infrastructure Investment Act design - build process has been used by DOT to procure eleven contracts for bridge and deck replacements, and highway, bridge and rail station rehabilitation.

After opening a recent town board meeting with a moment of silence to honor Norman, Quigley explained that there were already discussions underway about how best to commemorate Norman «by seeking out the dedication of a highway bridge or street in his memory.»

He also expressed the wish to be involved in shaping a long - term plan for the town's infrastructure, including roads, bridges, culverts and the highway department's future heavy equipment needs, calling it «a good project to get a number of people involved, including Brian» Stiscia.

Providing the much - needed funds for local roads and bridges also sustains jobs — both public and private in highway related industries and professions.

Six hundred county and town highway superintendents, public works commissioners and other highway industry professionals are expected to swarm the halls of the Capitol and Legislative Office Building in Albany March 3rd & 4th to urge the Governor and state lawmakers to make the maintenance and repair of local roads and bridges a top priority in the state budget.

At 2:30 p.m., Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb joins Assemblyman Steve Hawley and others to call for increased funding for local roads, bridges and highways in upstate New York, Ontario County Transportation Center, 2930 County Rd. 48, Canandaigua.

Farrell is having a park named after him, part of a broader bill approved this summer that also names the replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge after Mario Cuomo and a stretch of highway in the Hudson Valley after Republican Sen. Bill Larkin.

In a statement from Rebuild New York Now President Mike Elmendorf, the group calls for equity in how upstate taxpayers are benefiting from state investment — namely in the form of spending on improving highways and bridges in the statIn a statement from Rebuild New York Now President Mike Elmendorf, the group calls for equity in how upstate taxpayers are benefiting from state investment — namely in the form of spending on improving highways and bridges in the statin how upstate taxpayers are benefiting from state investment — namely in the form of spending on improving highways and bridges in the statin the form of spending on improving highways and bridges in the statin the state.

He worked for contractors and consultants on motorway construction in the UK, in a motorway bridges design office and for 23 years for the UK Department for Transport and latterly the Highways Agency, where he was responsible in turn for the management of trunk roads, the maintenance of motorways including the first major repair contract on M6 Stafford Bypass, where contra flow was first used on a live motorway in the UK, the project management of major road schemes both in the planning and design and construction stages.

ALBANY, NY (03/04/2015)(readMedia)-- ALBANY, NY - Six hundred county and town highway superintendents, public works commissioners and other highway industry professionals swarmed the halls of the Capitol and Legislative Office Building in Albany March 3rd & 4th to urge the Governor and state lawmakers to make the maintenance and repair of local roads and bridges a top priority in the state budget.

«There's nothing in here for bridges,» Majestic warned as the Town Board perused the Highway Department budget.

According to the USA Today Network, the money for the signs came from emergency transportation funds, usually meant for emergency repairs to highways and bridges, and that contractors who worked on the signs were paid overtime in order to get them in place before the July 4 holiday in the summer of 2016.

Some upstate New York roads and bridges damaged by this summer's flooding will be able to be fixed using $ 5 million in federal highway funds.

The bridge was named after the governor's father in a bill that also named a stretch of highway after Sen. Bill Larkin and a park after former Assemblyman Denny Farrell.

In addition, Ulster County government has undertaken the tasks associated with rebuilding numerous bridges and highways within Ulster County's infrastructure.

But 90 percent of that highway and bridge spending was already included in the state Department of Transportations 5 - year capital plan last year, according to E.J. McMahon of the Empire Center for Public Policy, a conservative think tank.

The majority leader said that there was money for mass - transit capital improvements, and then in the very next breath said there was also money for bridges and highways, which, he said, are in a state of disrepair.

He is considered an able hand by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his inner circle, sources said, and he has helmed the agency through a controversy about highway signage, the replacement of the Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City, development of a five - year capital plan and a decision about tearing down I - 81 in Syracuse.

The Thruway Authority operates the superhighway that shares its name, the Tappan Zee Bridge, other stretches of interstate highway in New York and a network of upstate canals.

It includes $ 800,000 in capital improvement projects at various county facilities, $ 575,000 for renovations to the Mental Health Building, up to $ 1 million for road and highway reconstruction and improvements, and up to $ 200,000 for repair or replacement of existing bridges.

«They did not pass a long term Highway Trust Fund that invests in our roads and bridges which creates safer driving conditions for the American people everyday and to help our hardworking families reduce the costs of car repairs and maintenance costs,» Dwire said.

The fund, established in 1991 to commit money to highways and bridges, is replenished from gas and petroleum business taxes, vehicle licensing fees and a rental car tax.

From the 1825 completion of the Erie Canal to the international border with Canada to current connectors such as major railroads, international bridges, state and federal highways, international airports and ports, the region continues to play a critical role in moving goods, expanding global trade and creating prosperity.

A new study finds highways and bridges in New York and Massachusetts rank among the most deteriorated in the nation.

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ALBANY, NY — The New England Thruway (I - 95) will undergo major rehabilitation including resurfacing and bridge repair as part of a $ 58.7 million project encompassing 14 miles of the highway in the Bronx, Pelham, New Rochelle, Mamaroneck, Harrison and Rye, the New York State Thruway Authority announced today.

The New England Thruway rehabilitation project is being completed in accordance with the requirements of Governor Cuomo's Driver's First Initiative, which prioritizes the convenience of motorists and ensures that disruptions are as minimal as possible for drivers at highway and bridge projects across the state.

With this in mind, our Highway Department, guided by Superintendent Skip Vezzetti, has led something of a two - year road and bridge «renaissance» in Rockland County:

Officials in the Cuomo administration who did not want to be identified speaking about what they considered a sensitive topic said removing someone's name from a state property because of political considerations — whether a park, a bridge or a highway — was a slippery slope.