Sentences with phrase «tunnel project for»

An infrastructure briefing by senior administration officials to a bipartisan group of senators was derailed on Tuesday by New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D.), who accused the administration of «killing people» by not prioritizing a multibillion - dollar tunnel project for her home state, a source familiar with the briefing told the Washington Free Beacon.
Before Cuomo took office, Christie set off a firestorm when he announced that he was killing a bi-state tunnel project for fears that it would cost too much.

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The Boring Company's website claims that creating bricks would reduce both the tunneling costs and the environmental impact of its projects (since cement production accounts for over 4 % of global CO2 emissions).
The state government has invited three consortia to develop proposals for the $ 1.6 billion Perth Freight Link project, including the potential construction of a tunnel.
Deteriorating transit conditions have led to renewed criticism of Christie for canceling a new Hudson River rail tunnel project soon after taking office in 2010, saying the cost to his state was too high.
Dampier Salt, Australia's largest manufacturer and exporter of salt, recently completed a $ 3 million project to prevent corrosion for the next 25 years of a tunnel and conveyor system at Mistaken Island, near Dampier.
Down in the tunnel, meanwhile, the Mneefah continues to methodically chew its way through the sandstone, doing its part to keep the project on schedule for completion and testing in late 2018.
The Vancouver Board of Trade welcomes this morning's release of the Project Definition Report and Project Business Case for the estimated $ 3.5 - billion project and launching of the third phase of public consultation on the George Massey Tunnel Replacement PProject Definition Report and Project Business Case for the estimated $ 3.5 - billion project and launching of the third phase of public consultation on the George Massey Tunnel Replacement PProject Business Case for the estimated $ 3.5 - billion project and launching of the third phase of public consultation on the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Pproject and launching of the third phase of public consultation on the George Massey Tunnel Replacement ProjectProject.
Hillary Clinton urges real estate bigwigs to lobby White House for Gateway tunnels During a keynote speech at the Regional Plan Association's annual conference, Hillary Clinton asked attendees to throw their support behind the Gateway project, which calls for the construction of two new train tunnels under the Hudson River.
VANCOUVER, B.C. — The Vancouver Board of Trade welcomes this morning's release of the Project Definition Report and Project Business Case for the estimated $ 3.5 - billion project and launching of the third phase of public consultation on the George Massey Tunnel Replacement PProject Definition Report and Project Business Case for the estimated $ 3.5 - billion project and launching of the third phase of public consultation on the George Massey Tunnel Replacement PProject Business Case for the estimated $ 3.5 - billion project and launching of the third phase of public consultation on the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Pproject and launching of the third phase of public consultation on the George Massey Tunnel Replacement ProjectProject.
In particular, the Board of Trade would like to see focus expanded to include other projects necessary to the growth of our region, such as the replacement of the George Massey Tunnel, improved port and rail capacity across the region, and a six - lane replacement for the aging Pattullo Bridge in cooperation with TransLink.
For the past four years, chambers of commerce and boards of trade from across our region have actively participated in each round of consultation and engagement for the Massey Tunnel replacement projeFor the past four years, chambers of commerce and boards of trade from across our region have actively participated in each round of consultation and engagement for the Massey Tunnel replacement projefor the Massey Tunnel replacement project.
Susan Jones is a researcher uncovering the truth about the Massey tunnel replacement project While the public has shown support for a new crossing over the south arm of the Fraser River, there is no «overwhelming support» for the planned $ 3.5 billion planned bridge as claimed by B.C.'s Minister of Transportation, Todd Stone.
For road infrastructure, there is no mention of the Massey Tunnel Replacement Project.
Trans Mountain identified the WTP [Westridge Tunnel Portal] site as a priority for the Project and indicated that approval by 15 February 2018 would allow sufficient time for the WTP site clearing activities, estimated to take four to six weeks, to be completed prior to the migratory bird restrictions which come into effect on 26 March 2018.
Montreal - headquartered Bombardier Inc.'s Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract with Metro Trains Melbourne to provide 10 years of maintenance services for its rail control solution being delivered for Melbourne's new Metro Tunnel Project.
The Boring Company might appear to be a side project for Elon Musk, but the tunneling startup has managed to take significant strides forward in the last few months.
Last year, the city awarded a construction contract to a joint venture of infrastructure firm Dragados and Ottawa heavy construction firm Tomlinson for the Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel project,...
As the report states, The Gateway Project — the critical tunnel between New York and New Jersey — was ranked number one for 2015, a project crucial to the prosperity of the New York Project — the critical tunnel between New York and New Jersey — was ranked number one for 2015, a project crucial to the prosperity of the New York project crucial to the prosperity of the New York region.
Combine this with an effort to bring the funding for the tunnel project cancelled by NJ Governor Christie and Governor - elect Cuomo could be having a profound positive impact on the NYS economy well before he is even sworn in.
As for concerns about whether or not the administration could retaliate against the lawsuits by blocking federal funding for projects like the Gateway Tunnel, Schneiderman said he's not concerned.
Trump has threatened to veto a massive omnibus spending package if it includes money for the Gateway tunnel project in New York City, complicating the outlook for the $ 1 trillion - plus spending measure, which House Speaker Paul Ryan and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell want to pass before government funding runs out on March 23.
The White House acknowledged the Gateway project would be good for the economy, despite President Trump's ongoing resistance to funding the New York - New Jersey tunnel project.
Cuomo once said the dilapidated Amtrak shaft carrying commuters under the Hudson River from New Jersey into Manhattan was «not my tunnel» when the federal government asked to put up state cash toward its repair, but today he insisted the project to refurbish the tube and construct a parallel conduit for trains is «desperately needed.»
We take it for granted, but here on the Niagara Frontier we are surrounded by vast industrial projects of almost unimaginable scale — monstrous factories, massive powerhouses, enormous tunnels, gigantic canals — all crisscrossing around and beneath us.
The president of the bridges and tunnels division, Cedrick Fulton, offered up the information regarding the funding set aside for this project, when questioned by the city's transportation commissioner, Polly Trottenberg, who is also an MTA board member.
«It's a spectacular multi-million dollar municipal project commissioned by the Governor of New York, of which we're supplying US$ 65M in products and systems for the nine bridges and four tunnels surrounding the city.»
A program to install Art Deco - style towers in front of the city's bridges and tunnels has come under heavy scrutiny this week after it was revealed that the MTA had set aside $ 100 million for the project, in the midst of a subway crisis.
The project that is most advanced in the capital, the plan for a tunnel under the Thames at Silvertown just east of the Blackwall tunnel, raises many of the same issues.
Cuomo's decision effectively delays the I - 81 project for at least a year while the DOT hires an independent consultant to complete a study comparing the tunnel options to two others — a new elevated highway or a community grid — that could replace the existing 1.4 - mile viaduct.
The governor's office says these and other instances of LED upgrades and architectural embellishments in the MTA's two tunnels are post-Hurricane Sandy repair projects that have nothing to do with the New York Crossings project, and federal emergency relief funds and the MTA's prior capital plan are paying for them.
He also gave initial funding for several large infrastructure projects, such as High Speed 3 (an east — west rail line across the north of England), Crossrail 2 (a north — south rail line across London), a road tunnel across the Pennines, and upgrades to the M62 motorway.
DOT has ordered an independent tunnel analysis which is expected to be released soon for the I - 81 project and it will continue to work with the community to develop and refine its project proposals.
The repair project would require each of the four East River tunnels to be taken out of service for a year.
Cuomo in a lengthy statement on Thursday criticized «senseless cuts» to the Department of Transportation, including funding for the Gateway Tunnel project between New York and New Jersey, as well as slashes in spending for the National Institute of Health.
Construction of an urgently needed rail tunnel under the Hudson River became more likely after NJ Gov. Chris Christie and Gov. Andrew Cuomo endorsed a plan for the two states and the Port Authority to cover half of the project's expected $ 20 billion cost — as long as the federal government covers the other half.
Construction of an urgently needed rail tunnel under the Hudson River appears to have suddenly become much more likely after Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo yesterday endorsed a plan for the two states and the Port Authority to cover half of the project's expected $ 20 billion cost, with the federal government being asked to pay the other half.
If New Jersey's Transportation Trust Fund, which funds transportation projects, were broke, for example, governors would raid the Port Authority, the way Christie diverted funds set aside for Access to the Region's Core (ARC), the stalled rail tunnel project under the Hudson River to Manhattan, to rebuild the Pulaski Skyway.
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has postponed work to finish New York's third water tunnel, a project that for more than half a century has been regarded as essential to the survival of the city if either of the two existing, and now aged, tunnels should fail.
Cuomo took a rare trip to Washington for the meeting on the project, known as the Gateway Tunnel.
In September, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie sent a joint letter to President Obama offering to help pay for the new tunnel and making an alternative suggestion on how the project should be managed.
Then, out of seemingly nowhere, he said another project that could be shovel ready was Nadler's long - sought, unlikely - to - happen - anytime - soon dream of a cross-Harbor tunnel for freight rail.
SIMCO was contracted for projects related to Superstorm Sandy repairs, the Second Avenue subway, new subway stations and an environmental review of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority.
Cuomo is a strong proponent of a cross-sound tunnel to points north of Long Island, and his administration says a feasibility study for that type of project is now underway.
The House approved a massive spending plan that not only keeps the government open but includes money for the Gateway Tunnel, a massive project that would create a new link for trains under the Hudson River.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie projected confidence that federal funding for the full Gateway project will be secured, as he broke ground on a new Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River, part of the larger Gateway Tunnel project.
All criticized New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for pulling the plug on the Hudson River rail tunnel project: Access to the Region's Core.
The bistate group overseeing the $ 30 billion Gateway tunnel is turning to the Related Companies to pay for a small part of the project...
The project calls for building a new tunnel linking New Jersey and Manhattan to alleviate traffic on two century - old rail tunnels.
The project would comprise two tunnels, each with three lanes of traffic, and a third tube for maintenance and light rail.
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