Sentences with phrase «used as a highway»

Volcanic cinder is also quarried from nearby cinder cones and used as highway aggregate.

Not exact matches

Tesla did not ensure that the system was used only on highways and limited - access roads, as recommended in the owner's manual, a fact that Sumwalt noted.

«The ability to obtain accurate measurements and clear images from aerial photographs will significantly reduce the amount of time highways are closed during the initial investigation of major traffic crashes,» a state police statement gave as reasons for seeking to use what - shall - not - be-called-drones.

Autopilot is at least as safe as human drivers on the highway, in a car that doesn't use gasoline and performs like a sports car, the magazine said.

Nor does it make use of Lidar - mapping, as does Cadillac's Super Cruise, a hands - free, highway only system that also, unlike Autopilot, monitors a driver's eyes and head to ensure that he or she is engaged.

Debt obligations issued by states, cities, counties, and other public entities that use the loans to fund public projects, such as the construction of schools, hospitals, highways, sewers, and universities

The Boring Company later added fuel to the fire by saying its tunnels would be used for Hyperloops as well as Musk's underground highways.

As a result, Canada is losing out of billions in revenue, revenue that can be used to build highways, schools and hospitals.

However, offering slang and fashionable jargon as «renewed» preaching, celebrating the secular embrace of certain Christian symbols (i.e., use of crosses as warnings at highway danger points, putting Christ in Christmas, etc.), or reducing the Gospel to the lowest common denominator of acceptable faith and ethic will hardly be received by a serious world as adequate penance.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS — The Village of Arlington Heights wants to rezone a vacant half acre at the northeast corner of Northwest Highway and Arlington Heights Road for use as a park.

The Village of Arlington Heights wants to rezone a vacant half acre at the northeast corner of Northwest Highway and Arlington Heights Road for use as a park.

He wants to reduce the use of residential streets and business corridors as highway shortcuts, and expand successful programs like the Third Avenue Summer Stroll in frequency and scope.

He described new techniques being used to protect subways, highways and other infrastructure from flooding, as well as efforts to restore shorelines so they can provide natural protection.

On Thursday, FHWA Acting Administrator Brandye Hendrickson sent a letter to DOT Acting Commissioner Paul A. Karas and New York State Thruway Authority Acting Executive Director Matthew J. Driscoll, notifying them that the federal government would be withholding an estimated $ 14 million from the nearly $ 1 billion it provides New York each year for use on such projects as bridge and highway improvements.

Several NY communities are using contaminated fracking wastewater as part of their road and highway maintenance programs — with DEC approval.

«These facilities send a message that there is a safe use, and I don't think there is any safe use of heroin,» said California state Assemblyman Tom Lackey, who spent 28 years as a California Highway Patrolman.

Aside from the town board, Alex Gregor is seeking his third four - year term as highway superintendent on the Democratic ticket and will be challenged by Lance Aldrich, who used to work under Mr. Gregor.

As the former chair of Economic Development, I spearheaded the effort for $ 1 million of county money to be used on water / sewer for the Kings Highway corridor.

As a precaution, the highway budget is reducing the use of the fund balance by $ 100,000, in case those monies have to be paid out before the reimbursements come in.

Five pieces of heavy equipment no longer in use by the Highway Department were recently sold, and a multi-year bond initiative is just getting underway to replace them with three new trucks and associated equipment such as new snowplows.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) determined as far back as 2003 that cell phone use — both phone calls and text messaging — while driving causes hundreds of thousands of car accidents and hundreds of crash - related deaths.

The study, conducted at Yan's lab in the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, suggests that lake and highway authorities consider adjusting road salt use protocols to protect aquatic life such as the water flea, by taking the nutritional status of the lakes into account.

James Delgado, director of the Marine Heritage Program, notes that the wreck rests along the path of the Gulf Stream, which mariners have used for centuries as a maritime highway to North American ports, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico and South America.

Transit points — train stations, bus depots, busy highway intersections — are used as distribution centers during vaccination campaigns.

Scientists injected fluorescent molecules into about 150 mouse brain structures and used a high - resolution microscope to document the molecules as they moved through the brain's «cellular highways,» which need to be in tip - top shape for different parts of the brain to communicate and coordinate behaviors.

Lynch's idiosyncratic use of Los Angeles» iconic topography, with its distinct streets and sloping hills imbuing his vaudevillian freak shows with different kinds of evil, is as compelling in Lost Highway as it is in Mulholland Drive.

Artists such as Michael Mann (Collateral) and David Lynch (Lost Highway) have used the City of Angeles as a predominant character on more than one occasion.

This sounded like a fun challenge, especially because since English replaced French as the diplomatic language, there is little opportunity for using French unless you are dining in a restaurant where the entree prices are hidden or miss a highway exit as you are driving north to Vermont.

Success Highways includes three independent components that can be used individually or as a comprehensive program.

ScholarCentric's researchers have also conducted three separate studies to evaluate whether students» resiliency scores, as measured by the Success Highways Resiliency Assessment, could 1) differentiate high from low academically achieving students using several factors; and / or 2) identify whether the assessment could be further refined to serve as an early warning indicator of potential high school failure.

Counselors can use the Success Highways Resiliency Curriculum during advisory periods with students or as part of a school - wide Tier I intervention to promote resiliency.

All - wheel - drive traction and a firm but comfortable suspension should keep you happy on the highway, where the A7 covers vast stretches of interstate in supreme comfort, and on winding roads, where all - wheel drive helps it «shine on slimy, slick, twisty bits,» according to Drinnon, who used the A7 as a support vehicle for the California Mille last spring.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has rated more than 4,200 lines of tires using a grading system known as the Uniform Tire Quality Grading System (UTQGS).

As we found out on the twisty roads of Angeles Crest Highway, the updated sedan offers an enjoyable and sporty driving experience despite the lack of a stick — especially when you set it in Sport mode and use its paddle shifters aggressively.

The «quick release» payments to U.S. Virgin Islands are considered as initial installments of funds used to restore essential traffic and limit further highway damage, which can help long - term repair work begin more quickly.

So for the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Maritime Administration, and the TIGER Discretionary Grants program administered by the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, we will use the same procedure to report monthly employment as we use to report employment for the periodic reports required by section 1201.

As was my habit with the manual, rather than braking on a highway off - ramp, I downshift all the way to 1 to use engine braking (applying brakes right at the end).

Blame goes to the transmission that — because of its infinite amount of ratios — keeps the engine running a high revs when under load on the highway; the Cruze uses the same engine but doesn't sound nearly as bad thanks to its six - speed transmissions.

As you will know vehicles used in the UK will fail an MOT inspection and be prohibited for use on the Queens highway if:

In slow - moving traffic such as on the highway during frustrating commutes, the XC90 will take control of all acceleration, braking, and steering using its adaptive cruise, active steering, and sensor technologies.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA), hereafter referred to as the «Agencies,» are engaging interested parties in a discussion on the use of programmatic approaches to conduct environmental reviews, as required by Section 1305 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP - 21; 23 U.S.C. 139 (b)(3)-RRB-.

The X5's turbocharged 3.0 - liter inline -6-cylinder engine gets an EPA - estimated 16/23/19 mpg city / highway / combined and has more than enough oomph and acceleration fun for those using the X5 as a daily driver.

While the 2.0 - liter Tucson was not as smooth or as refined as its 1.6 - liter brother, the base engine was more than adequate for use in the 3,325 -3,602-lb crossover, whether comfortably cruising at highway speeds or navigating winding backroads.

Whether being used as a luxury cruiser to blast along the highway, or as a grocery - getter to run around town, we found the S60 to be versatile and rewarding.

The ES 300h was new for the 2013 model year, and the front - wheel - drive car uses the same hybrid system as the Toyota Camry Hybrid to get its EPA - estimated 40/39/40 mpg city / highway / combined.

Recently, the Department sent a proposed regulatory change to the Federal Register that will allow the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to use the same streamlined environmental review process as the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

This document, as required by statute, also adjusts the dollar limits used to define small businesses for the Department of Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program, which applies to State and local highway, transit, and airport recipients of DOT financial assistance.

Not less often than every 4 years, the Secretary shall review and recertify that the process used by a State to develop and maintain the State asset management plan for the National Highway System meets the requirements for the process, as established by the Secretary.

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall ensure that intelligent transportation system projects carried out using amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund, including amounts made available to deploy intelligent transportation systems, conform to the appropriate regional ITS architecture, applicable standards, and protocols developed under subsection (a) or (c).

The Recaro sport seat option will certainly help on the trail or on the highway, as driver's will now use the steering wheel for its designated purpose (steering input) instead of using it as a grab handle!