Sentences with phrase «roads and bridges need»

Tedisco agrees that roads and bridges need repair as well, and suggests more in the way of property tax relief, echoing a new proposal from Cuomo announced this week.

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CNBC reveals how our nation's bridges, roads and pipelines are in desperate need of repair, and searches for solutions.

CNBC reveals how our nation's bridges, roads and pipelines are in desperate need of repair and searches for solutions to the crisis.

Mills compared the need to invest in infrastructure such as highways, roads, and bridges to investment in high - speed broadband in the past two decades, which has enabled a lively app economy, which in turn has spawned nearly a million jobs, as well as an entirely new cloud computing industry worth $ 45 billion that touches some 6 million small businesses.

Governments need to boost spending by about $ 37 billion a year to sufficiently maintain and expand roads and bridges, according to the FHWA.

For example, private sector infrastructure builders may not see the benefit of building roads and bridges that we need, instead preferring a project that may not be necessary but offers a greater profit.

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), the U.S. is presently facing a funding gap of $ 1.7 trillion on roads, bridges and transit alone — to say nothing of electricity, schools, airports and other needs.

That's because so many American industries need steel and aluminum: They're used to build cars, skyscrapers, roads, bridges, washing machines, refrigerators, and a whole host of other products.

Mr. Gardner argued that a broader definition of American competitiveness is needed that includes not only the tax system, but also the business infrastructure that the tax system supports — bridges and roads, health care, education and research and development.

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.

The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Government of Dominica report needs for 14,000 tarpaulins, 4,813 cases of water per day, road clearance, bridge reconstruction, shelter repair materials, water purification kits, non-food items, generators, dignity and sanitation materials and medical supplies.

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.

Despite the critical need for more spending for roads, bridges and airports, President...

While the community is accessible, the roads are in very bad condition and bridges are in need of repair.

Governments don't have money to feed you, since they need to build roads and bridges and pay for education.

Governments don't have money to feed you, since they need to build roads and bridges.

«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.

By simply making the City's tolling system fairer — reducing tolls that are too high and adding and restoring tolls where traffic is worst and transit options are plentiful — we can generate the revenue we need to maintain, modernize, and expand our aging transit system and improve our road and bridge network, creating 30,000 + new, local, annually recurring jobs in the process.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) today says two water main breaks in Rotterdam and a sewer break in Amsterdam underscore the continued urgent need for a new state program to repair and maintain vital local drinking water, sewer, storm water management and gas line infrastructure to protect lives, secure the viability of roads and bridges aboveground, and save tax dollars.

«We advise policymakers to take the fiscally responsible route — use these funds to address some of our essential infrastructure needs including deteriorating roads, bridges and sewers; and pay down some of the state's incredibly high and costly debt,» said Unshackle Upstate Executive Director Brian Sampson.

It's time to move on to the issues that confront the state and its voters, like jobs; restructuring government to be what it needs to be to meet the needs of citizens that need help from government; addressing structural problems with the state's finances; ensuring that roads and bridges are safe for passage, not just today, but for tomorrow as well; making the state a place that people want to move to, not out of; and the list goes on.

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.

He also expressed the wish to be involved in shaping a long - term plan for the town's infrastructure, including roads, bridges, culverts and the highway department's future heavy equipment needs, calling it «a good project to get a number of people involved, including Brian» Stiscia.

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

... You need to make sure the roads and bridges are in good shape, you need to make sure the Main Street corridor is... vibrant,» Walter said.

As communities up and down the eastern seaboard seek billions of dollars in needed repairs to roads, bridges, homes and farmland, aid from Washington is becoming an increasingly politicized process.

Host municipalities may also need to improve existing infrastructure, particularly roads and bridges, in order to accommodate increases in traffic.»

And Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald said the state initiated its emergency contracting procedure to help move along needed repairs to roads and bridges that had been washed away by the stoAnd Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald said the state initiated its emergency contracting procedure to help move along needed repairs to roads and bridges that had been washed away by the stoand bridges that had been washed away by the storm.

Upon Cuomo's pledge this month to chip in $ 8.3 billion to the MTA's modernization plan, upstate lawmakers began citing the needs of roads and bridges in their communities, hoping to have a shot at state funding for those improvements during the next budget process.

Last month, her office released a report detailing the state of bridges and roads around the state, finding that most of New York's infrastructure is in dire need of repair.

We not only need to do a better job repairing the most immediate concerns, but we also need a formal long - term plan for maintaining and repairing the roads and bridges as economically as possible.

By careful budgeting and skillful financial management, he has saved us money, which he has then reinvested in our community, from paving our roads and repairing our bridges to making sure that everyone needing meals delivered at home receives them.

A budget watchdog group says New York's new 10 year plan of how it will spend more than $ 174 billion in road, bridge and numerous other projects lacks transparency and needs more details on how it will all be paid for.

He said Monday that Farley is rightly focused on «bringing back the federal funding we need to fix our crumbling roads, bridges and subway and creating jobs.»

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

As rural roads and bridges continue to crumble, local officials seek ways to fund much - needed projects.

The move would raise nearly $ 1.5 billion in additional revenue annually to help the financially strapped Metropolitan Transportation Authority meet the growing mass transit needs of this city while keeping fares reasonable, and maintaining and upgrading a vast and aging transportation infrastructure, including roads and bridges.

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

«Roads and bridges upstate, airports upstate and downstate, new mass transit, new attractions, new rail transit and new mass transit downstate, which is desperately needed.

«Upstate New York is in need of new infrastructure investments for expanding broadband access and rebuilding crumbling roads and bridges.»

The Legislative spending package also includes $ 800,000 for the CHIPs Highway Program, which pays for much needed improvements and upgrades to roads and bridges across Erie County.

«There's water main breaks and bridges that need to be repaired and roads that need to be repaired,» she said.

Astorino was scheduled to join Obama and Cuomo for the bridge event, intended to highlight the need to invest in road and bridge projects around the country.

«America's roads and bridges must meet the needs of all pedestrians and drivers,» said Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau.

We need to not only invest in America, but commit to the future — not only rebuild and repair our roads and bridges, but reimagine how we do it.»

We need to not only invest in America, but commit to the future — not only rebuild and repair our roads and bridges, but expand opportunities and economic growth for generations to come.»

Today, CEOs need tax breaks, which the system has delivered instead of well - maintained roads and bridges.

The bill also provides states and communities with two years of steady funding to build the roads, bridges and transit systems they need.

This transportation bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP - 21), will sustain our Highway Trust Fund and provide states and communities with two years of steady funding to build needed roads, bridges, and transit systems.

Redwood Creek is currently constrained by a small bridge, the levee road, and the Muir Beach parking lot, which needs to be moved to connect it to its historic floodplain for better salmon habitat and sediment transportation.