Sentences with phrase «public roads and bridges»

Just as public roads and bridges help parents get to work, child care is a vital component of a modern economy for working families.

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We will build gleaming new roads, bridges, highways, railways, and waterways all across our land,» Trump said, calling for public and private infrastructure investments of at least $ 1.5 trillion over 10 years.

We will build gleaming new roads, bridges, highways, railways, and waterways all across our land, «Trump said, calling for public and private infrastructure investments of at...

In more recent years, our advocacy efforts have also focused on regional issues, from our very public role in the 2015 transit and transportation plebiscite, to our work around Metro Vancouver's proposed Bylaw 280 and regional waste management, our longstanding calls for a mobile business licence program across Greater Vancouver, and our advocacy at all levels of government to invest in roads, bridges, and Pacific Gateway trade infrastructure across the region.

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

«We've got enormous gravel demand on the horizon for the Gateway Project and other public building priorities moving forward,» said Mike Proudfoot, spokesman for the Ministry of Transport, who expects the Pitt River Bridge / South Perimeter Road to enter Environmental Assessment as soon as this summer.

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.

If President Trump's promise of infrastructure spending to fix and replace bridges, roads, airports and other aging public facilities across the country comes to fruition, it would also be expected to add to GDP growth.

Using capital financing to pay for the construction and maintenance of public infrastructure like hospitals, schools, bridges and roads is nothing like using a credit card to buy a pizza.

This is certainly good news for our roads, bridges, schools and other public works, many of which are in sore need of a spit shine.

My taxes pay for a lot of things that we take for granted, police officers, teachers, public schools, our highway systems and bridges, roads and light fixtures for our everyday usage and our countries defense by way of paying our men and women who are defending our lives right now both here and abroad.)

The waqfs were created for a great variety of services, such as the building and upkeep of water conduits, fountains, wells, roads, sidewalks, bridges, kitchens for the distribution of free meals, guest houses, homes for widows, schools, libraries, mosques, tekkes, cemeteries, open — air places for prayer, caravansaries to lodge full caravans of men and animals, clock - rooms for telling time, bakeries for distributing bread and cakes to the poor, dispensaries, hospitals, public baths, shaded land on the roadside.

From this he undertook public works, roads, bridges, buildings, among which, and most notable, were the University and new buildings at the castle at Wittenberg.

This wasn't the first time Webber has driven racing machinery on public roads, having done a demo run across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a Williams F1 car in 2005, and across the Bolte Bridge in Melbourne for Red Bull in 2011.

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.

New York's infrastructure needs require stretching every penny of public money to address the crumbling roads, deficient bridges and other assets that need immediate attention.

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 addition to toll roads, toll bridges and toll tunnels are also used by public authorities to generate funds to repay the cost of building the structures.

The Public Works Subcommittee has oversight over the County's Department of Public Works and all County road, highway, bridge, and building maintenance and construction infrastructure projects.

Providing the much - needed funds for local roads and bridges also sustains jobs — both public and private in highway related industries and professions.

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.

Isn't this the very definition of a 421a tax subsidy: «New York State taxpayers have enough problems, like crumbling roads and bridges and soaring taxes, without having to subsidize Cuomo's political supporters who would rather be handed the work than learn to compete within the confines of public bidding law and an open market,» said Josh Reap, the government affairs director for Associated Builders & Contractors.

«New York State taxpayers have enough problems, like crumbling roads and bridges and soaring taxes, without having to subsidize Cuomo's political supporters who would rather be handed the work than learn to compete within the confines of public bidding law and an open market,» said Josh Reap, the government affairs director for Associated Builders & Contractors.

He says the ride sharing companies should perhaps be required to help pay for the upkeep of roads and bridges, in an arrangement similar to New York City, where taxi cab companies pay a fee towards public transit.

The group projects that its plan would yield roughly $ 1.47 billion in annual revenue and proposes directing $ 1.1 billion to public transit and the rest to the city's bridges and roads.

Deputy Public Works Commissioner Henry Jackson said the storm is expected to be a short event and should wind down around 8 p.m. Jackson said crews began salting roads and bridges hours ahead of the storm.

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.

«New York State taxpayers have enough problems, like crumbling roads and bridges, and soaring taxes, without having to subsidize Cuomo's political supporters, who would rather be handed the work than learn to compete within the confines of public bidding law and an open market,» said Josh Reap, director of government affairs for Associated Builders & Contractors, Empire State Chapter.

Schumer and Gillibrand said the 15 counties suffered extreme damages to residential homes, small businesses, public facilities, roads and bridges, and that it is impractical to expect state and local governments to plan and budget for the impacts of storm events lasting 25 days.

We need to fix our roads, our bridges and our public transportation.

Dutchess County Department of Public Works Engineering Division, in conjunction with the New York State Department of Transportation, has announced the trusses and girders that will create the Dutchess Rail Trail bridge over New York State Route 55, Wappinger Creek and Old Manchester Road will be assembled and lifted into place over a five day period starting this Friday, July 26th.

«The Etinan - Ndoneyo and Etinan - Eket roads will be opened for public use but will not be commissioned because two of the bridges along these road are cable bridges which require the services of experts».

«When I was elected last November, I heard the message loud and clear: the public demands we finally address our deteriorating roads, bridges and parks,» said Poloncarz.

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 safety.

Wheel - tax revenue can be used for nothing besides transportation projects, such as maintenance of roads and bridges or public - transit operations.

He also proposed that part of the revenue raised from congestion pricing be reserved for roads and bridges to benefit drivers instead of all going to public transit.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Anticipating a «feeding frenzy» over New York state's $ 5 billion windfall, a dozen public officials, union leaders and contractors gathered this morning at Syracuse City Hall to advocate spending all of the money to repair roads, bridges, water pipes and other infrastructure.

The coalition actively engages federal and state elected officials to support public policies that promote safe roads, bridges, schools, hospitals, water treatment and other vital infrastructure.

Greg Biryla, executive director of Unshackle Upstate, said a safe, efficient and reliable network of roads and bridges is essential to the economic future and public safety of Upstate New York.

The senator said Congress is likely to establish a public - private infrastructure bank with the authority to finance billions of dollars of repairs to the nation's roads, bridges and water and sewer lines.

The American Society of Civil Engineers gives our country's infrastructure a D. Faulty bridges, congested roads, and crumbling public buildings all helped account for that barely passing grade.

According to the ministry, 10 per cent growth in the engineering sector, which usually benefits from spending on public works such as road and bridge building, would result in only a 5.6 per cent boost to manufacturing industry as a whole.

Connecticut's prosperity depends upon smart public investments in high - quality schools, reliable roads and bridges, and adequate infrastructure.

Counties own and maintain 46 percent of the nation's public roads, 38 percent of its bridges and more than a third of its public airports.

«President Obama's support for an America built to last is putting people back to work across the country, including here in Maryland, modernizing our nation's roads, rails, bridges, and public transit systems,» said Secretary LaHood.

«President Obama's support for an America built to last is putting people back to work across the country, including here in Massachusetts, modernizing our nation's roads, rails, bridges, and public transit systems,» said Secretary LaHood.

The two Liberal leaders did issue a joint statement saying they also talked about the importance of investing in infrastructure, which is good news for Ontario's 10 - year, $ 130 billion plan for roads, bridges and public transit projects.

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..