Sentences with phrase «repairing roads across the state»

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The plan that the board approved today, and that Albany will now spend months deliberating on, would fund a new fare payment system to replace the already - obsolete MetroCard; put $ 2.9 billion toward finally finishing the East Side Access project that will allow Long Island Rail Road passengers to disembark in Grand Central; allocate $ 1.5 billion to begin work on the second phase of the Second Avenue Subway, extending it from 96th to 125th streets; and fund countless other nitty - gritty, state - of - good - repair needs across the system's 5,000 - square - mile service area.

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S Department of Transportation will provide more than $ 319 million to states across the nation to cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by a variety of natural disasters, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today.

There is legislation being considered currently that would improve the funding to make necessary improvements and repairs to roads across the state, and the oil and gas companies are putting their focus on safety programs for their fleet drivers.