Sentences with phrase «road and bridge damages»

Some upstate New York roads and bridges damaged by this summer's flooding will be able to be fixed using $ 5 million in federal highway funds.

Unshackle Upstate, a Rochester - based pro-business group, urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration in a letter sent this week to use his emergency powers to rebuild roads and bridges damaged by floods throughout northern New York.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $ 750,000 in emergency relief funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help the Michigan Department of Transportation cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by rainfall in the Detroit metro area.

FHWA's emergency relief program provides funds for the repair or reconstruction of federal - aid roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters or catastrophic events.

«By speeding repairs to the roads and bridges damaged during the recent storms, we can help South Dakotans get their lives back to normal more quickly, too,» said Secretary Foxx.

FHWA's Emergency Relief program provides funds for the repair or reconstruction of federal - aid roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters or catastrophic events

The FHWA's Emergency Relief program provides funds for the repair or reconstruction of roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters or catastrophic events.

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.

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

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.

«Furthermore, several inter and intra roads and bridges that were impassable due to the security risks have been reopened and damaged ones reconstructed to enhance movement of people and goods in the North East.

In Vermont, over 500 miles of state roads were damaged and 34 state highway bridges had to be rebuilt.

Storms said the town board has worked toward flood resiliency during her tenure, receiving grants to rebuild bridges and roads damaged by flooding.

The governor also said he expects the state will be able to pay for the damage «within the budget framework,» adding: «One way or the other, these roads and bridges have to be repaired.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, appearing in Keene, Essex County, yesterday to survey damage to the North Country, announced he would suspend the permitting prcoess required by the Adirondack Park Agency and Department of Environmental Conservation so that rural areas could make emergency repairs to bridges, roads and other infrastructure damaged by Irene.

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.

Several roads and culverts were damaged during storms on June 14th and local bridges were damaged as well.

Reports of catastrophic damage to bridges and roads indicate that the federal government's assistance is necessary.

Local governments need assistance to repair roads, bridges and other infrastructure damaged or destroyed.

And each of these trucks creates thousands of times more damage to roads and bridges than a passenger cAnd each of these trucks creates thousands of times more damage to roads and bridges than a passenger cand bridges than a passenger car.

If you've seen a hurricane, tornado, or super storm, then you know just how much damage they can do to roads, bridges, construction sites, and especially underground subways.

Many people understand the damage that can be caused to structures, roads, bridges and utilities by ground shaking in these long - lasting types of earthquakes, such as the one that's anticipated on the Cascadia Subduction Zone between northern California and British Columbia.

While salting disperses ice and snow, the salty run - off corrodes the steel rods that reinforce roads and bridge decks, and also damages vehicles.

A series of intense thunderstorms moved through southern California, southern Nevada and western Arizona during October 16 - 19, severely damaging roads and bridges owned by the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) spanning the three states.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $ 1 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help begin repairs on flood - damaged roads and bridges in north and central Pennsylvania.

«By speeding repairs to flood - damaged roads and bridges that are economic lifelines for travelers and a variety of commercial shippers in the Los Angeles area and points beyond, we can help the thousands who depend on this route through Death Valley,» said Secretary Foxx.

Louisiana will receive $ 2 million to repair roads and bridges, stabilize structures to prevent further damage, and set up detours until permanent repairs are completed.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that $ 28 million will be made available to repair roads and bridges in federal parks and recreation areas in New York and New Jersey damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

Especially after you have been in an area where communities have been cut off and people put at risk because of damaged roads and bridges, you can't take infrastructure for granted.

The rain — up to 18 inches in certain areas, creating several 100 - year runoff events — caused significant damage to roads, such as large mud - and rockslides, roadway erosion, culvert and bridge failures, and closed multiple routes.

In addition to to the thousands of damaged homes, buildings and washed out roads and bridges, another major concern are the many oil and gas wells that were flooded.

Without alteration work, sewers will overflow more frequently and spill pollution into seas and rivers, while heavier rainfall is likely to cause frequent damage to roads, railway tracks and bridges.

Instead, they paint a stark picture of rising temperatures causing floods and wildfires, food and water shortages, damage to human health, and widespread disruption of services and destruction of roads, railways bridges and buildings.

Lighter vehicles travelling at slower speeds do far less damage to our roads and bridges.

Depending on your carrier, business interruption insurance policies may also provide coverage if there is damage to airports, bridges, trains, and roads that offer vital access to your business location.

Beach erosion, damaged infrastructure, like roads and bridges, power outages or closed attractions, such as theme parks, are not a part of this coverage.