Sentences with phrase «including roads and bridges»

The move would raise nearly $ 1.5 billion in additional revenue annually to help the financially strapped Metropolitan Transportation Authority meet the growing mass transit needs of this city while keeping fares reasonable, and maintaining and upgrading a vast and aging transportation infrastructure, including roads and bridges.

Much of the city's key infrastructure, including roads and bridges, is currently under water, with heavy rain in the forecast for much of the rest of the week.

Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed his second blue ribbon panel of the week - this time to oversee infrastructure and capital projects including road and bridge repairs for the state.

In preparation for the County's forthcoming bond sale to finance its 2014 capital projects including road and bridge construction, Fitch conducted an analysis of the County's credit rating.

Not exact matches

Mobius said investors can participate in various ways, including via construction equipment companies, which should see demand from increased road, rail, port and bridge development.

In addition, a lot of money has been spent on infrastructure, but a huge number of projects have been stalled — India has more than $ 500 billion in nonproductive infrastructure assets, including unfinished roads and bridges.

Dodge says the CIB could be a big deal, especially if it can work around the reluctance of politicians to tell the Canadian voters they'll have to pay fees to use some new infrastructure, including toll roads and bridges.

For construction and civil engineering businesses, Donald Trump's inauguration speech included a very welcome promise: The president vowed to make rebuilding America's aging roads, bridges, and tunnels a priority.

America's road network, which includes its bridges, was ranked third among the largest advanced economies by company executives, behind Japan and France but superior to those of Germany, Britain, Canada and Italy, according to the World Economic Forum's latest global competitiveness report.

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.

Estimates also include losses to public infrastructure like roads and bridges, crop damage, and reductions in work hours.

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.

Mr. Gardner argued that a broader definition of American competitiveness is needed that includes not only the tax system, but also the business infrastructure that the tax system supports — bridges and roads, health care, education and research and development.

Qatar plans to spend more than $ 200 billion on infrastructure projects, including roads, bridges, railways, and ports, and has loosened guest worker sponsor requirements to facilitate recruitment.

So if you don't like to give to government so it can spend it on bridges and roads to help employ folks to build them or help the poor and disabled to keep their heads above water, because as conservatives including Beck himself has said, all it does is perpatuate «laziness»... how do you suppose a person with that kind of mentality is going to approach «charity»?

The move from Highbury, though, has given Drayton Park a new lease on life: supporters pour off it and over the Ken Friar and Danny Fiszman bridges towards the new stadium, including away fans who drink in the old Drayton Park Hotel on the corner of Martineau Road.

Among the projects commissioned from Tuesday and expected to climax on Saturday include Ijegun - Isheri - Osun - Isolo Road, Idimu - Ejigbo Road (Phase II), New Market Road, Camp Davies Road / Ishefun Road, all in Alimosho Local Government Area; Brown Road in Surulere; Adisa Ajibulu Road with Bridge and Kolawole Shonibare Street, Ajao Estate Road, both in Oshodi - Isolo Local Government Area.

Such production, however, is also slated to bring the development of substantial new infrastructure, including open - pit mines, roads, bridges, air - strips and ports, as well as a processing plant.

The development activities undertaken include construction, upgrading and rehabilitation of roads and bridges.

Trump's Republican Party spoke to two groups of American voters: the far right base of the GOP, and to the near two - thirds of Americans who feel the country is heading in the «wrong direction» — many of these will include America's working families, steelworkers and coalminers, bridge - builders and road - pavers, retail workers and restaurant staff to whom the socio - economic forces of globalization and stagnant wages have been woefully unkind.

Saying that the nation's infrastructure has been neglected for too long, while the U.S. has spent billions fixing roads and bridges in overseas locations including Iraq and Afghanistan, Congressman Brian Higgins has introduced a trillion - dollar proposal to fix domestic roads, bridges and waterways over the next five years.

Cuomo's aides also pointed out many steps that they say made the session a good one for business, including a tax cut that they say will provide relief to nearly a million small businesses, and «record» investments in roads, bridges and public transportation.

Kink says he does like the governors» job creation programs - the biggest one would use over one and half billion state dollars to leverage billions more in investments for road and bridge and other infrastructure repairs, including a new Tappan Zee Bridge, better flood control, and renewable energy sybridge and other infrastructure repairs, including a new Tappan Zee Bridge, better flood control, and renewable energy syBridge, better flood control, and renewable energy systems.

The 1.5 mile stretch between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street includes a series of 21 concrete and steel bridges over local roads, along with a highly complex «triple cantilever,» which stacks two roadways beneath the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.

He reminded that Schedule II of the Lagos State Road Traffic Law 2012 restricts Okada, tricycle (Keke Marwa), carts and wheel barrows on some routes including Lagos - Ibadan Expressway, Apapa - Oshodi Expressway, Oworonshoki - Oshodi Expressway, Lagos - Ikorodu Expressway, Lagos - Abeokuta Expressway and Third Mainland Bridge.

«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.

► Another $ 22 billion is included for transportation infrastructure including $ 7.8 billion to rehabilitate bridges and $ 1.6 billion for road resurfacing.

Priority building projects including bridges, roads, parks, and flood control will create jobs and utilize state, federal, authority, and private funds.

The infrastructure plans, which include a new track on the Long Island Rail Road, a revamped Penn Station, road and bridge upgrades, and more, will be attached to the governor's previously announced projects led by a new Tappan Zee Bridge and LaGuardia AirpRoad, a revamped Penn Station, road and bridge upgrades, and more, will be attached to the governor's previously announced projects led by a new Tappan Zee Bridge and LaGuardia Airproad and bridge upgrades, and more, will be attached to the governor's previously announced projects led by a new Tappan Zee Bridge and LaGuardia Aibridge upgrades, and more, will be attached to the governor's previously announced projects led by a new Tappan Zee Bridge and LaGuardia AiBridge and LaGuardia Airport.

The Board's concerns include that «large holders of Puerto Rico debt will seek to raise their stakes and collateralize their debt with the island's public infrastructure: roads, bridges, sewers, water systems, and other public assets.»

In the House, Suozzi says, he'll concentrate on getting federal funding for infrastructure, including water systems, roads, bridges and airports.

More than 35 bridges, tunnels and toll roads across the nation use cashless tolling, including the Henry Hudson Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge.

A nurse and business owner, Logan stresses his local government experience, including working on the replacement of the Town Hall and Carmine Liberta Bridge, exploring a water district on Plains Road that would also provide an emergency supply to the village and negotiating contracts with the various unions.

In the meantime, Cuomo said instead of negotiating with the Legislature at the Capitol, he plans to focus instead on building infrastructure, including airports, roads and bridges, and the long - awaited upgrade of New York City's Penn Station.

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.

Those pushing for the investment include AAA, the Business Council of New York State, the New York State Motor Truck Association and other organizations who argue that better roads and bridges will help the overall state economy.

They range from legislation to raise the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour for workers not already covered under the governor's series of executive actions, to massive infrastructure projects, including the renovation of Penn Station, $ 22 billion worth of road and bridge upgrades upstate, and expansion of the Long Island Railroad.

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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.

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.

Major issues in the 2015 legislative session included dealing with the $ 300 million budget shortfall, funding for roads and bridges, criminal justice reform, school choice, and healthcare.

The Governor's New York Works Agenda will create tens of thousands of jobs through a $ 1 billion targeted and accelerated investment in key infrastructure projects around the state including roads, bridges, parks, energy and water projects.

Petit's mindless rigidity in voting against any and all spending — including bond issues for road and bridge projects — may appeal to die - hard Conservatives, less so to more independent - minded Indies.

Some of the infrastructure projects include improving over 100 bridges and 2,000 miles of roads.

The concept of a Long Island Sound Shore bridge or tunnel has been proposed by famous New Yorkers, including Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and New York parks and roads creator Robert Moses.

The design of the project include the reconstruction and expansion of the existing carriage to three - lane Expressway on both directions, construction of two - lane Service Road in both directions, construction of Ramp Bridge to provide a U-turn from Ajao Estate to Airport, construction of a flyover at NAHCO / Toll Gate and drainage works.

Others include the removal of existing Pedestrian Bridge at Ajao Estate and construction of Pedestrian Bridges at Ajao Estate and NAHCO / Hajj Camp, construction of Slip Road to provide access to Ajao Estate, construction of Lay - bys and installation of Street Lights, among others.

A group that includes representatives from the engineering, construction and highway industries has issued a new report on the nation's Interstate Highway System, calling it an aging and underfunded network of roads and bridges.

«Local governments and our tax payers are left with unmanageable costs to fix infrastructure, including roads, bridges, culverts, retaining walls, detention ponds and many others,» Picente said in his letter.

Among his primary budget items: a $ 20 housing plan — which included $ 10 billion to build 100,000 units of affordable housing and $ 10 billion for housing for the homeless — and also a proposal to spend $ 22 on fixing roads and bridges.