Sentences with phrase «infrastructure as its bridges»

Ultimately, a country's workforce is just as much a part of its infrastructure as its bridges.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

As a candidate, Trump had promised to invest big money in Cincinnati's infrastructure, including Interstate 71 and the overcrowded Brent Spence Bridge.

Many of the highest return infrastructure investments — such as improving roads, repairing 60,000 structurally deficient bridges, upgrading schools or modernising the air traffic control system — do not generate a commercial return and so are excluded from his plan.

But the total damage is expected to be much greater than just the insured losses, as many people in the area didn't have flood insurance, and there has been substantial damage to roads, bridges and other public infrastructure.

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.

Third, why does the Finance Minister want to create an independent CIDB that will focus only on «National Economic Development projects such as toll highways and bridges, high - speed rail, port and airport expansions, smart city infrastructure, national broadband infrastructure, power transmission and natural resource infrastructure?

Railway tunnels and depots may not be as snazzy as bridge and airport dedications, but it has become a much delayed lesson for you to learn about the relevance of all transport infrastructure.

«Second, we are encouraged by the recognition that infrastructure is part of a successful economy, with the short - term support for projects such as guarantees for the Mersey Gateway Bridge, # 140 million for damaged flood defences and # 200 million for pot - hole repairs.

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.

Fewer than 10 percent of the projects on the initial SMFP list appear to involve core infrastructure improvements such as road, bridge, sewer or water system repairs.

The new Tappan Zee Bridge, which is set to partially open soon, is the seminal infrastructure project of Andrew Cuomo's tenure as governor.

The council is developing the project alongside Transport for Greater Manchester, whose head of projects Alex Cropper said: «The bridge is a significant piece of infrastructure which will improve traffic flow and journeys in general in the local area, as well as access for buses to the bus station and to the new interchange.»

As a result, New York taxpayers won't get maximum value for their construction dollars, and thousands of non-union workers will be unfairly shut out of the competition for government contracts to build, overhaul and expand bridges, highways and other critical infrastructure.

His hope is to focus on another five - year plan to make sure the state sends enough funds to state infrastructure, such as bridges.

Fully invests in our aging infrastructure by (1) increasing the pay - as - you - go Road Fund by $ 700,000 and (2) increasing the Capital Budget to $ 39 million to address our deteriorating roads, bridges and parks.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will call for increasing the federal gas tax by 25 cents a gallon over the next five years to help pay for rebuilding U.S. roads and bridges as part of its push for a federal infrastructure initiative this year.

Cabinet meetings are now about how trillions of Naira are to be used to provide long delayed infrastructure such as roads, bridges, railway, power, drugs and equipment for hospitals.

Mayor Stephanie Miner and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli on Monday called for more spending on central New York infrastructure, with both pols focusing on bridges as being in particular need of attention.

Upstate elected officials, as well as construction - oriented organizations, have in recent months pushed state officials to back a boost in upstate infrastructure spending aimed at repairing and maintaining aging roads, bridges and sewer systems.

One span of the future Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge will open to westbound traffic Friday, signaling near - completion of a project to replace the 62 - year - old Tappan Zee that has served as the poster child for America's crumbling infrastructure.

Improving our roads, bridges, water, and sewer infrastructure has always been a top priority of mine as a member of the Assembly's Transportation Committee.

Rockland Democratic Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski said, «Today Governor Cuomo announced a plan which is a great start to moving the economy forward by proposing a tax cut for the middle class, a plan to reduce the job - killing MTA payroll tax for small businesses and an infrastructure plan that will create jobs and repair our crumbling roads, buildings and bridges such as the Tappan Zee Bridge.»

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli highlights the bridge as one of many looming infrastructure challenges.

Also in Megna's letter is an indication that Cuomo's next budget will focus on infrastructure, which should come as a relief to all those people who have been trying to highlight the sorry state of New York's roads, bridges, and sewer systems.

The committee oversees construction issues of major facilities across Erie County; as well as issues concerning the Erie County Industrial Development Agency and Industrial Land Development Corporation; acts upon the repair and maintenance of county roads and bridges, general county infrastructure repair on buildings and other physical plant facilities; and discusses ideas concerning economic development, job creation and workforce development.

By giving that money away, the country can not afford to invest in infrastructure such as roads, bridges, water and sewer systems, and broadband, Clegg said.

As a part of a $ 100 billion investment in infrastructure, we're doing 10,000 miles of roads, 2,600 bridges; Niagara Falls we've relocated, renamed the Niagara Scenic Parkway.

This opportunity comes at the same time Cuomo is tightening his grip on the sprawling bi-state infrastructure agency, which controls the region's cross-Hudson bridges and tunnels, its ports and airports, as well as the World Trade Center site and PATH.

S&P reaffirms the county's AA + bond rating as the county prepares to issue new bonds to fund various capital improvement projects including county building repairs and renovations; Dutchess Community College infrastructure improvements; and highway and bridge improvements.

I also support continued practical investments in our roads and bridges, and critical infrastructure projects, such as Maple Road, Wehrle Drive and Hopkins Road.

As residents of Ulster County, we rely on county government to maintain critical county infrastructure, such as roads and bridges as well as protect public health and safetAs residents of Ulster County, we rely on county government to maintain critical county infrastructure, such as roads and bridges as well as protect public health and safetas roads and bridges as well as protect public health and safetas well as protect public health and safetas protect public health and safety.

To address New York's status as a donor state, she hopes to return the $ 40 billion to the state to repair critical infrastructure, including bridges, roads and mass transit systems.

The New NY Bridge project has not only employed thousands of people in good - paying jobs across the state but it serves as a reminder that New York will always lead the nation when it comes to investing in its infrastructure and the future.»

According to him, industrial parks will help the country bridge infrastructure gaps, develop targeted sectors, economies of scale and can also be used as testing grounds for broader economic reform initiatives.

Using part of the settlement money on that Downstate bridge would certainly qualify as an investment in infrastructure.

Atkinson said the new numbers could be used to recalculate the seismic hazard for the region, which could impact everything from building codes to safety assessments of critical infrastructure such as dams and bridges.

There are many urgent needs for short - term spending on science, such as infrastructure spending and bridge grants to allow research to continue until longer - term funding proposals are successful.

As one of the country's largest infrastructure joint ventures, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) manages the bridges, tunnels, airports and transit in New York City and Northern New Jersey.

Involved in all aspects of the city's growth and capital improvements over the years, Columbia engineers have been responsible for the design, analysis, and maintenance of New York's enormous infrastructure of municipal services and communications links, as well as its great buildings, bridges, tunnels, and monuments.

No matter how well every household and every level of government prepared, sometimes nature's capricious cruelty would take lives as well as destroying homes, schools, roads, bridges and other vital infrastructure.

Equity Coalition members meet in person and virtually to explore common ground, articulate priority goals related to students with disabilities, examine policy challenges and continue to build bridges to address specific issues such as funding, legal status, providing a full continuum of special education services, special education infrastructures, and authorizer standards.

As Bob Herbert demonstrated in his book «Losing Our Way,» we need to rebuild our bridges, tunnels, highways, and other parts of our infrastructure.

Just think of all the progress we could have made on real items that could help economic growth such as better teacher pay, better roads, better bridges, and repairing infrastructure if we did not have the burden of Medicaid.

In addition to flooding infrastructure due to sea level rise, coastal cities are vulnerable to damage from storm surge, wave action, and / or inundation of their transportation infrastructure such as roadways, ports, bridges, rail, tunnels, shipyards, and navigational aids.

It not only recognizes traditional infrastructure such as roads, bridges, railroads, inland waterways and ports.

The most familiar infrastructure is an urban infrastructure, which describes the utilities and facilities such as roads, bridges, sewers, and sewer plants, water lines, power lines, fire stations, and other sites and facilities necessary to the functioning of an urban area.

Some investors may also choose to invest in BABs because they are financing public infrastructure such as roads, bridges and schools.

Government capital projects refer to creating public infrastructure such as public schools, roads, transportation infrastructure such as rail, bridges and ports, public buildings, etc..