Sentences with phrase «of local highways»

Wear and tear on your brakes, increased gas consumption, and the attention of your local highway patrol officers.

Not exact matches

At the end of October, the Highway Trust Fund becomes insolvent, lacking the funding it needs to continue projects that repair and build the nation's federal, state, and local highways, bridges, tunnels and mass transit programs.

Local schools were evacuated in a quarter - mile radius around the scene and a portion of the interstate highway was closed.

This town is moving to less of an old fashion bible belt town and towards a respectable hot spot for local communities, it doesn't hurt that one of the largest highways in the state goes directly through the city.

Started in a small garage in central Vermont as a way to provide local chefs with hard to find ingredients, the company now operates out of landmark offices and expanded warehouse facilities in White River Junction, Vermont, crossroads of two major Interstate highways and two important rivers.

Andy Morales, a member of the 1949 Bowie High baseball team, used to walk the eight blocks from his home up to Alameda Avenue, the local stretch of U.S. Highway 80, the artery that ran from San Diego to the Georgia coast.

Ignoring the pleas of local residents, naturalists, campers and other troublesome characters, some nameless highway men with a surplus of cash have decreed that, like it or not, they shall have an expressway there, and if it happens to slice through the one state park with a lakefront view (it does), well, that's just too bad, but Progress hath her price.

Along the drive, the first two hours of which was on a reasonably fast highway, we stopped for peanut porridge, jerk chicken, more beef patties — and everyone, no matter where we were, estimated we still had about three hours of driving ahead of us (including the two speed - gun - happy local cops who pulled us over).

It is important to remember that each stay has its own set of rules for booster seats and you can check that out at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety website — or at your local police station.

CRYSTAL LAKE — Police are investigating two recent thefts of baby formula from local stores, including a theft Tuesday of a case of Similac, valued at $ 90, along with several bags of baby diapers, taken from Jewel Osco store, 6120 U.S. Highway 14.

• A 20 - year - old Orland Park male was charged with misdemeanor possession of cannabis and misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, and a passenger, a 19 - year - old Orland Park male, was charged with violating a local ordinance against possession of drug paraphernalia during a May 23 traffic stop near 143rd Street and Southwest Highway.

Revenue collected from a new strategic roads fund should also be spent on the upkeep of major routes managed by local authorities, two established highway consultants say today.

Chair David Hutchinson said: «We welcome the author's innovative idea of a Major Road Network and believe it merits serious consideration by central and local government and by the bodies responsible for planning and operating our important highways.»

David has over 30 years experience of the delivery of highway services; following a long and successful career in local government, he moved to the private sector in 1998 to develop commercial and marketing skills.

«To ensure there is sufficient finance for highways maintenance on our local roads, we have long proposed the wider use of prudential borrowing.»

Record levels of investment in highway maintenance appear to be having little effect on the overall condition of local roads according to the latest survey of councils.

ALBANY, NY (03/04/2016)(readMedia)-- The New York State County Highway Superintendents Association (NYSCHSA) and New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways (NYSAOTSOH) will gather in Albany for their Local Roads Matter Advocacy Day on Wednesday, March 9, 2016.

In cooperation with federal and state agencies along with local enforcement, engineering and educational organizations, it is the mission of the Office to create and maintain the safest possible environment on Oneida County's highways.

Encouragement should be given for representatives from other relevant bodies to be involved such as; district councils, the Highways Agency, Network Rail, local Chambers of Commerce and other key transport groups.

This has been an issue for many of years for our nation and our state and local governments and it's time to quit pushing it under the rug,» said Ballston Highway Superintendent Joseph Whalen.

The law is entitled: «A local law to transfer the function of highway mechanics and consolidating all town mechanics under the town garage department.»

Besides the local races for town supervisor, town board, highway superintendent and town justice, the citizens of Gardiner have the

On highway infrastructure: The governor proposed $ 438 million for the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Program (CHIPS) for a total of $ 513 mhighway infrastructure: The governor proposed $ 438 million for the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Program (CHIPS) for a total of $ 513 mHighway Program (CHIPS) for a total of $ 513 million.

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.

The New York State County Highway Superintendents Association (NYSCHSA) and the New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways (NYSAOTSOH) say local governments need a minimum increase in funding for the Consolidate Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) of $ 200 million to $ 638 million per year.

The Villages in Action Toolkit is the latest in a number of publications produced by the Dorset AONB to ensure that local distinctiveness and character of the nationally important protected AONB landscapes are considered by Highways Authorities when caring out their work.

New York has more than 17,000 highway bridges, about 44 percent of which are owned and maintained by the state DOT, 50 percent by localities and the rest by state and local authorities (Thruway etc).

Trump pushed his White House team to craft a plan for $ 1 trillion in infrastructure spending that would pressure states to streamline local permitting, favor renovation of existing roads and highways over new construction and prioritize projects that can quickly begin construction.

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.

Also at 10 a.m., Rep. John Katko will be joined by local elected officials from Onondaga, Cayuga, Wayne, and Oswego counties, as well as local business, transportation, and labor organizations, for a press conference to the discuss passage a long - term, multi-year highway bill, corner of South McBride and East Washington streets, Syracuse.

The candidates are a mix of longtime local residents like Town Board hopeful Ron Rothman or highway superintendent candidate Tobie Wesnofske and transplants from other countries like Town Board nominee Mary Eisenstein or Trustee candidate Geoffrey Wells.

In a year in which local Democrats lost their one Town Board member, Al Krupski, to the county Legislature, and their highway superintendent, Pete Harris, who decided at the 11th hour to not seek re-election, it seems the party will need to dial up the volume in order to get any members of its slate elected.

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.

He also pledged to redouble the push for a public felony gun offender registry in the city and state and expressed support for building a new freezer facility in Hunts Point for local food markets and redeveloping the Sheridan Expressway, noting that the West Side of Manhattan had seen success converting highways into boulevards.

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.

A study by the state Department of Transportation says the project would lower shipping costs by $ 500 per container while boosting the local economy and easing congestion and wear and tear on highways and roads.

A recent appeals court ruling in a case that grew out of PSEG Long Island's expansion of an electrical substation on Old Stone Highway in Amagansett, represents a mixed decision for East Hampton Town, which had sought to hold the utility provider to local zoning laws that would have required planning board review of the project.

Having a clear strategy that allows Network Rail, the Highways Agency and Local Authorities to work together is therefore crucial to ensure northern cities can take advantage of the new infrastructure in their region.

This week on the Campbell Conversations, host Grant Reeher is joined by two local public officials who see in this moment the opportunity for a wholesale renewal of the housing and real estate landscape surrounding the old highway, which could lead to a city - wide regeneration.

I am pleased to announce that I am forming a highway committee comprised of officials from the county and local governments, as well as town and village highway supervisors, to come together to address our issues.

The government has also embarked on massive reconstruction and rehabilitation of the dilapidated Biu - Azare — Shaffa - Garkida federal highway linking Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa state.

Besides the local races for town supervisor, town board, highway superintendent and town justice, the citizens of Gardiner have the opportunity on Election Day to choose between two seasoned contenders as their District 16 representative in the Ulster County Legislature.

The Democrats were thrown a curve Wednesday morning when Highway Superintendent Pete Harris, the party's only representative in local elected office, announced he will retire at the end of his term.

Oni was said to have been abducted on a spot on the Efon Alaaye - Erio - Ekiti federal highway while returning to his home, Aramoko Ekiti, headquarters of Ekiti West Local Government area late on Saturday.

Poughkeepsie, NY... Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro will join with local veterans, elected officials and community members tomorrow morning, Saturday, June 14th, to celebrate Flag Day with a special dedication of County Route 40A (St. Andrews Road) in the Town of Hyde Park as the «Dutchess County Veterans Memorial Highway.»

George Spanos, who is director of Chautauqua County's Department of Public Facilities and also president of the New York State County Highway Superintendents Association, says New York State has two funding sources from which local governments can tap in.

Multiple news sources, including the Plattsburgh Press Republican, reported that portions of Highway 374 were closed overnight and local residents were urged to stay indoors and keep their lights on outside their homes.

Gordon viewed the money as a modest form of property tax relief since town highway funds usually come from local assessments.

Also included is a $ 200 million small business plan; acceptance of Cuomo's proposal to raise the state's charter school cap; a five - year, $ 1.5 billion highway and bridge capital fund; and the creation of five local transportation cooperatives to help farmers bring their products to major metropolitan areas.

Hein attributed the before - deadline opening (the new span was originally promised by the end of the year) and the on - budget implementation to the involvement of local citizens who had worked closely with Ulster County planning, engineering and highway department staff.