Sentences with phrase «of track repairs»

As commuters face what even Gov. Cuomo is calling a «summer of hell» because of track repairs at Penn Station, GOP mayoral candidate Paul Massey is unveiling a transit infrastructure plan on Monday to provide immediate and long - term commuter relief.

GLADSTONE, N.J. (AP)-- Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he'd «smack» Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for predicting a «summer of hell» as part of track repairs at the nation's busiest rail station.

Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he'd «smack» Cuomo for predicting a «summer of hell» as part of track repairs at the nation's busiest rail station.

As commuters face what even Cuomo is calling a «summer of hell» because of track repairs at Penn Station, Massey is unveiling a transit infrastructure plan today to provide immediate and long - term commuter relief.

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As parts of Penn Station, the US's busiest train hub, have shut down for extensive track repairs, commuters are already complaining about crowded, standing - room - only trains, the New York Post reports.

With two months of urgent repairs beginning at New York's Pennsylvania Station, commuters on Monday may get their first taste of the havoc the track work is expected to bring to the challenge of getting into and out of the largest U.S. city.

On days when I am tempted to resign myself to the inexorable triumph of the modernism / liberalism nexus that Bottum describes, I wonder if it might not take a catastrophic wreck, after which, with heroic labor, a chastened world repairs the damage and lays tracks in a different direction.

The iconic track is currently going through the process of being repaired and upgraded to a modern standard, as Arturo Rubinstein, president of investment firm Blue Capital explains,

In a 1992 article in The North American Review entitled «The Corruption of Nobility: The Rise & Fall of Thoroughbred Racing in America,» Ferraro penned a stinging rebuke against drug abuse on the backstretch, saying, «In general, treatments designed to repair a horse's injuries and to alleviate its suffering are now often used to get the animal out onto the track to compete — to force the animal, like some punch - drunk fighter, to make just one more round.

Duncan's staff oversaw fast - track repairs of schools cited by the Tribune for having peeling lead - based paint in their lunchrooms or kitchens.

Much of the pavement repair will be done in the Orland Hills Gardens subdivision from Huntington Court to 153rd Street, and from West Avenue to the railroad tracks, said village spokesman Joe La Margo.

If possible, track down multiples of this same item because inevitably, the original item will get left at the hotel, unknowingly dropped from the stroller, or damaged beyond repair — Trust me, I speak from experience here.

After two derailments at Pennsylvania Station, Amtrak officials are considering closing tracks at the station for an extended period to make long - term repairs — a drastic move that would cause huge disruptions for tens of thousands of commuters.

An Amtrak plan for extensive track repairs at Penn Station calls for the closing of tracks for two long stretches — 44 days total — that would last for nearly three weeks in July and almost the entire month of August, which will cause headaches for travelers.

Cuomo, citing a list of disruptions commuters will face when Amtrak cuts capacity at Penn Station to make track repairs, said «Amtrak must pay» for the preparations other agencies are making to cope.

They are also asking for an overall review nine months into the program; the redeployment of staff and resources from projects like station painting and retiling to signal repair and track inspection; better ways to report causes for subway delays; and a comprehensive plan for the future that details how work from the Subway Action Plan will be carried forward over the coming years.

You should know that this week begins what Governor Andrew Cuomo has forecast as the Summer of Hell, which will mean 8 weeks of chaos for commuters who use Penn Station during all of the planned train track repairs.

Cuomo said 600,000 daily commuters who use rail service at Penn faced a «summer of agony» if essential track repairs were left under the control of Amtrak, which operates the nation's busiest train station.

«They operated trains, fixed signals and switches, repaired track, navigated the clogged streets of New York City and helped customers find their way — that's what we're focused on.»

The poll was largely conducted before Monday's official beginning of the «summer of hell» — a phrase Cuomo himself coined to describe how commuters would be confronted by reduced service across the region caused by intensive track repairs at Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.

The widely dreaded first day of intensive track repairs at Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan was far less hellish than forecast, but New York City's hardened commuters were reluctant to exhale in relief too soon, because, after all, it was only Day One.

The first morning of what officials warned would be an excruciating summer of travel, disrupted by the closings of several tracks at Penn Station for urgent repairs, was marked by ample alternative transportation options and guidance from transit agencies that resulted in a relatively smooth commute on buses, ferries and trains.

Emergency repair work on the tracks and switches at New York Penn Station is more than halfway finished, with 12 of the 20 planned repairs completed and repair work scheduled to be finished Sept. 4, according to new data from Amtrak.

If there were any lingering doubts about the urgency of the comprehensive repairs to the tracks at Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, the derailment of another commuter train on Thursday night should have quashed them.

Amtrak says they will make repairs, shutting down two tracks at a time (out of 21 tracks at Penn Station) for most of the summer.

6/20/17 9:45 a.m.: New Yorkers whose commute involves passing through Penn Station have yet to truly know how the so - called «summer of hell» — Amtrak's forthcoming eight - week - long track repair project, which will result in significantly reduced service — will affect them.

A guide to Penn Station in NYC, including information on Amtrak and the LIRR, details on track work and repairs, and the history of the much - maligned train station.

Originally planned to open in August 2017, the venture was delayed by objections from residents along the Boiceville stretch of the train tracks, and by Ulster County's inability to repair washouts in that section on schedule.

given the strong words and actions, it is quite a wonder that the deal isn't done... recently we see that the county is still piling on discovered shortcomings of the RR: what is presented as a disappointing amount of track that has been repaired... So, here's the picture: if the lease runs to completion, it is almost certain the county will be compelled to reissue the lease... with the kind of effort and investment that has been expended, ie, build a rail road!

«The current capital plan includes billions of dollars» worth of investment in not just station repairs and maintenance but in elevators, signals, tracks, subway cars, and buses as well.»

Bandshell at Forest Park in Woodhaven • $ 300,000 to improve lighting along the shorefront facing Queens in Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island • $ 1.5 million to renovate the baseball fields at Glen Oaks Playground in Glen Oaks • $ 1 million to renovate Hallets Cove Playground in Astoria • $ 975,000 to improve the asphalt field at Hoffman Park in Elmhurst • $ 1.3 million to construct a meditation garden and upgrade Rachel Carson Playground in Kissena Corridor Park in Flushing • $ 322,000 to construct a skate park at Laurelton Playground in Laurelton • $ 850,000 to upgrade Lannett Playground in Far Rockaway • $ 600,000 to renovate Maple Playground in Flushing • $ 1.5 million to install new play equipment and to upgrade the sprinklers and surface at Mauro Playground in Kew Gardens Hills • $ 350,000 for landscape improvements along the Merrick Boulevard Mall in Springfield Gardens • $ 700,000 to enhance the lawn area, install new walkways, decorate pavers, install new benches and plantings, create a new entry and repair the retaining wall at Newtown Playground in Elmhurst • $ 2 million to upgrade to existing benches and equipment in Norelli Hargreaves Park in Jamaica • $ 300,000 for a mall enhancement and tree plantings along the Northern Boulevard Mall between 62nd Street and 102nd Street in Woodside / Jackson Heights • $ 400,000 to renovate Kingsland Homestead in Flushing • $ 3 million for the preservation of the New York State Pavilion in Flushing Meadows — Corona Park • $ 480,000 to replace the aviary mesh and marsh bridge at the Queens Zoo in Flushing Meadows — Corona Park • $ 2 million to renovate the asphalt field at the World's Fair Playground in Flushing Meadows — Corona Park • $ 800,000 to formalize the picnic grove, add gravel pads and grills, install new fences and benches and upgrade the basketball courts in Rainey Park in Astoria • $ 1.5 million for turf and track upgrades at Roy Wilkins Park in Jamaica • $ 1.4 million to renovate Sandpiper Playground in Rockaway Beach • $ 600,000 to renovate the museum building at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City • $ 500,000 construct a dog run at Triborough Bridge Playground B in Astoria • $ 375,000 for pavers and accent lighting at Tribute Park in the Rockaways • $ 250,000 for site acquisition to add to Udalls Cove in Little Neck • $ 175,000 to improve sidewalk and perimeter of Veterans Grove in Elmhurst • $ 1.6 million to resurface the baseball field and upgrade the play equipment at Vleigh Playground in Flushing • $ 300,000 to support the borough's Tree Stump Removal Program.

That, plus the fact that the tracks and subway walls need repairs add to a whole lot of shaking going on homes along Fourth Avenue, Golden said.

In recent years, the railroad folks claim to have invested upwards of a million dollars in track, bridge and equipment repair, citing «professional volunteer labor» for much of the expense.

The proposal is among a menu of ideas back by Cuomo in recent days to alleviate the ongoing struggles at Penn, which includes asking President Donald Trump's administration for federal aid in the wake of the ongoing repairs to upgrade tracks.

«I deeply appreciate Chairman Lhota and the MTA acknowledging the concerns of my constituents in Queens by committing to repair and re-paint the elevated 7 - line tracks running through our neighborhoods,» said Congressman Crowley.

Bronx Sen. Jeff Klein (D - Bronx) also said negotiations were «on track» to include his plan to capture a portion of the city's sales tax revenue and use it to fund emergency repairs to the subway system — something the city has so far balked at doing.

«The 7 - line is a lifeline for commuters in Queens, but its underlying infrastructure is in need of long overdue repairs and lead paint peeling from the elevated tracks has threatened the health of Queens families for far too long.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, citing a list of disruptions commuters will face when Amtrak cuts capacity at Penn Station to make track repairs, said «Amtrak must pay» for the preparations other agencies are making to cope.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner Mayor said the city is better able to track street repairs because of some new technology on the DuraPatcher trucks that documents when and where potholes get taken care of.

The maintenance to be performed will include replacement of railroad track, timbers and repairs to five (5) crossings within the City.

«Other projects include lining sewer pipes, manhole repairs and the installation of flow meters, which will help keep track of project progress.»

With varying degrees of comprehension of either the magnitude of the plan or the complexities of the current transit woes, some senators seem to think emergency repairs at Penn Station could somehow be done with MTA money pegged for the third track.

A fake greeting penned to New Yorkers from de Blasio has him boasting of beaches and lobster dinners while denying commuters some of City Hall's $ 4 billion surplus for track repairs, because they are not «wealthy campaign donors.»

The temporary Glen Cove ferry service into and out of Manhattan — which launched two weeks ago as Amtrak began summerlong track repairs at Penn Station — is a good example of an alternative commuter route that has proved successful, he added.

The poll was largely conducted before Monday's official beginning of the «summer of hell» — a phrase Mr. Cuomo himself coined to describe how commuters would be confronted by reduced service across the region caused by intensive track repairs at Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.

When Pennsylvania Station in New York undergoes major track repairs in July, the Long Island Rail Road will offer commuters whose trains are diverted to other stations an average discount of about 25 percent, officials said.

When the station undergoes major track repairs in July, the Long Island Rail Road will offer commuters whose trains are diverted an average discount of about 25 percent, officials said.

He noted transit workers and managers are «working day and night» under the plan to install miles of new track and repair thousands of right - of - way and station defects.

From graduate school and two postdocs to my first nontenure - track faculty position, I haven't lost my desire to push forward, bit by bit, the frontiers of my field — to watch with increasing precision the dance of proteins, DNA replication and repair, and chromosome segregation.

Prolonged afterslip could delay post-earthquake recovery by continuing to cause damage to critical infrastructure built across the fault such as rapid transit and utilities, said Lienkaemper, who noted that better forecasts of afterslip «can be used to plan temporary and final repairs to rapid transit tracks, water, gas and data lines.»