Sentences with phrase «of road and rail»

The husband of the woman who stopped on the tracks claims the visibility at the intersection of the road and the rail was poor due to curvature of the road, and that warning signs at the crossing should have been more visible to motorists.

There have also been travel problems forcing the closure of the road and rail network.

This overnight train service gives backpackers and also those looking to miss the crowds of the roads and rail network of the day and make better use of their time the affordability to relax and arrive at their destination refreshed.

Not exact matches

China's next targets: rail, roads, ports The powerful chairman of China's $ US200 billion ($ 307 billion) sovereign wealth fund, Lou Jiwei, has met Treasurer Wayne Swan and West Australian Premier Colin Barnett to clarify rules on foreign investment in resources and discuss whether China could help finance the Rudd government's infrastructure program.

It holds a number of government contracts, including for the construction of a high - speed rail link and for the maintenance of roads.

While Querétaro is well - positioned at a key intersection of the so - called «NAFTA Highway,» the network of roads, rail and telecommunication lines that connect the U.S. to Mexico City, the state has had a long history of foreign investment.

We measure the vitality of each state's transportation system by the value of goods shipped by air, waterways, roads and rail.

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.

Swiss Rail began unloading Davos - bound passengers from their express trains, taking them on a half - hour bus trip on back roads around the blockage and then loading them onto a crowded red commuter train that ran the rest of the way into Davos.

«The president talked about infrastructure improvements in roads and rail lines — these are all types of projects that get lots of small business involved,» said Charles Green, the executive director of the Small Business Finance Institute.

It will expand freight transportation capacity by connecting with existing modes of road, rail, ports and air transport.

Walking distance of 500 meters from Western / Central railway station, accessible by road and local rail from all parts of the city

The Victorian government has unleashed a record $ 13.7 billion infrastructure spending spree in Tuesday's budget ahead of this year's state election, mostly across road, rail, hospitals and schools to meet the state's booming population.

CN operates a railway that terminates at Hay River on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, 450 road km south of NICO and provides a rail link for haulage of the concentrate that will be produced at the mine site.

Those transit plans include improved bus service and the addition of commuter light rail along heavily traveled corridors — Broward Boulevard, State Road 7 and University Drive.

Listening to a Tom Waits album is like taking a road trip through America's forgotten dive bars, laneways, swamps and rail yards and other out - of - the - way places frequented by the great unwashed.

Cyclone Hudhud wrecked homes, uprooted trees, tore down power and communication lines, cut off road and rail links, and flooded thousands of acres of farmland in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.

In the 19th century, news of the visions and miracles at Lourdes were spread by newspapers, and pilgrims travelled by the new routes carved out by road and rail.

As a matter of fact the French government has reduced the value added tax on theme parks from 18.6 % to 7 %, lent 4 billion francs at preferential rates and provided 2.7 billion francs in infrastructure improvements, such as highways and rail roads.

Rev David Cameron, Minister at Queensferry Parish Church, said the new bridge was an impressive feat of engineering and the design complemented the existing road and rail bridges.

While we travel comfortably by rail, we read the book's description of the perilous roads and trails.

Sponsorship: To display corporate identity, logos, or branded information on approximately 40 Portable Commissary Carts used for the sale of non-alcoholic beverages, beer, wine, liquor and snacks located at Metro - North's Grand Central Terminal and Long Island Rail Road's high traffic stations such as Pennsylvania Station.

Best estimates were that up to 10,000 Wanderers supporters made the interstate journey via all manner of creative, cost saving and practical means by air, road and even rail.

In areas of British Columbia and Alberta not yet accessed by road or rail, boats were the primary form of transportation for large amounts of freight or passengers since the days of the fur trade.

It's an ingenious new way to build custom roads and rails perfect for all those plastic cars and trucks and things that go, providing hours of creative playtime.

My husband and I, and our pre-schooler, and breastfeeding baby are planning to make a vacation in July that will involve a lot of travel, by air, road, and rail.

Important too is that the Government not only considers the potential for an individual airport expansion, but also how the surrounding road and rail infrastructure might support it effectively — and how a new runway can benefit the whole of the transport system and the economy of the country.»

«Importing LIE traffic to Westchester will overwhelm our roads and communities, add billions of tons of carbon emissions into our air, and divert desperately needed infrastructure dollars from being spent where they are truly needed — on our existing roads, bridges, and rail systems.

For example, in the case of Heathrow, there have been significant challenges to creating an appropriate rail link to the west of Heathrow airport so currently all freight to and from Heathrow is by road.

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«An important consideration is that our national infrastructure, which guarantees our energy and water supplies and enables safe and reliable use of road, rail and air transport, is increasingly interconnected and interdependent (for example flooded power stations mean power cuts, which result in telecommunications failures).

It is set to form a vital part of the modern industrial strategy and builds on the progress made in recent years of upgrading the road and rail network.

Significant investments will be made in the road and rail sectors of the economy to facilitate trade and the movement of goods and people.

On reaching a section of the road between Nyamebekyere and Nsuta, there was a heap of sand in the lane of the Jeep which was being used for the road maintenance, and the driver in trying to avoid running into the sand, swerved onto the opposite lane and grazed the nearside portion of the bus and plunged into the railings at the edge of the road, killing the three other occupants identified as Francisca Nkansah Kuri aged 27 years, Priscilla Opoku Kwarteng [Ebony], and Lance Corporal Vondee Francis Atsu, aged 29 years.

The Long Island Rail Road's anti-fraud custom of listing «M» and «F» genders on fare cards discriminates against transgender people and should be stopped, according to New York City Public Advocate Letitia James.

Aviation is the hub of a modern economy, maritime is the cash cow, given the normally huge revenue from ports in a globalised economy that thrives on international trade; and rail holds the key to truly modernising the Nigerian local economy, both in the mass transit of people; and mass movement of heavy bulk, at tolerable costs, and with least cost to road infrastructure.

On the day the government published details of the legislation needed to kick start the project, experts said the public needed to hear more about how it would free up capacity on the road and rail network.

We are today investing more in building new road and new rail, including Crossrail here in this City, than at the height of the spending boom — because that is a use of taxpayers» money that gives a real economic return.

A bill that surfaced late in the state legislative session became the subject of a fight that legislators said pitted safety measures on the Long Island Rail Road against the need for a third track to improve efficiency and cut congestion.

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R - Shirley) announced Thursday 11 union endorsements in his re-election bid, including the Suffolk County Correction Officers Association, Smart Transportation Divison of the Long Island Rail Road, Transport Workers Union Local 252 and Plumbers Local Union No. 200.

amNewYork article on BP Adams announcing the launch of Freedom Ticket, a new pilot program that will enable riders to transfer seamlessly between the city's buses and subways and the Long Island Rail Road.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a historic $ 5.6 billion transformation of the Long Island Rail Road to strengthen the region's transportation infrastructure and usher in a new era of economic growth.

In the Autumn Statement, he announced investments into science facilities in Newcastle, Manchester and other cities, along with a range of cultural, road and rail improvements.

The transformation and maintenance of the Long Island Rail Road is integral to Long Island's future and critical to the health of our downtowns and Long Island's economy.»

The web of corruption former state Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio wove ensnared the Long Island Rail Road and an official at Plaza College in Jackson Heights, among others, prosecutors said at a pre-sentencing hearing for the Richmond Hill politician last week.

After 70 years of stagnation, all 100 transformative LIRR capital projects are moving forward, including the Main Line Third Track, Double Track, Jamaica Station Reconstruction, 39 renovated Long Island Rail Road stations and grade crossing eliminations — modernizing transportation across the region to provide a state - of - the - art system for Long Island.

«Ridership is going to continue to grow on the Long Island Rail Road, and that's all the more reason why we need to continue supporting investments in expanding its capacity,» said Kevin Law, president of the Long Island Association, a business and planning group.

Lhota again urged Long Island Rail Road riders to «seriously consider» transit options for getting to and from Manhattan as commuters crossed their fingers in anticipation of what awaited this morning.

At 2:30 p.m., state Sen. John Brooks, Assembly members Christine Pellegrino and Kimberly Jean - Pierre, along with local elected officials, call for the installation of elevators in Long Island Rail Road stations, Amityville Long Island Rail Road Station, John Street, Amityville.

The deterioration of Penn Station's infrastructure that resulted in Long Island Rail Road commuters» «summer of hell» was caused by decades of underinvestment in Amtrak by the federal government and the railroads that use its tracks, including the LIRR, transportation experts said.